Interflug was the airline of communist East Germany, flying exotic Soviet-built airliners to some of the most obscure corners of the planet, under the constant surveillance of an ever-present police state. This is the story of its mission, its fleet, and what it was like to fly it, to work there, and to live in those times.

Interflug was the airline of communist East Germany. Their route map was flown by exotic Soviet-built airliners and shaped by political alliances, with trips into war zones in some of the most obscure corners of the planet, all under the constant surveillance of an ever-present police state. This beautiful book, the first on Interflug in the English language, tells the fascinating story of this unusual airline, its mission, its fleet, and what it was like to fly it, to work there, and to live in those times.