| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Pelzner Hängegleiter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Pelzner Hängegleiter |
| Aircraft Version: | Pelzner Hängegleiter Replica |
| C/n (msn): | None issued |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | WasserkuppeMap |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDER IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Deutsches Segelflugmuseum mit Modellflug |
| Photo Date: | 15 July 2015 |
| Photo by: | Peter Vercruijsse |
| Photo ID: | 29334 |
| Photo Comment |
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Only 20 years old, Willy Pelzner participated in the first Rhön glider contest in 1920 at Wasserkuppe. He won several prizes and set a new record in the hangglider class with a distance of 452m in 52 seconds. This is a replica of the lightly improved model of 1921, built by Michael Platzer. This photo is copyright © Peter Vercruijsse, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 January 2018, and has since been viewed 295 times. |