Aircraft Photo of OY-DYX | WWS WWS-3 Delfin | AirHistory.net #391487
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:OY-DYX
Aircraft Original Type:WWS WWS-3 Delfin
Aircraft Generic Type:WWS WWS-3 Delfin
Aircraft Version:WWS WWS-3 Delfin
C/n (msn):1297
Location
City / Airport:ArnborgMap
Country:Denmark
Airport Codes:ICAO: EKAB   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Vintage Glider Club International Rally 2014
 
Photo Date:4 August 2014
Photo by:Erik Frikke
Photo ID: 391487
Photo Comment

A distinct aircraft type. Of the 70 aircraft that were produced in Poland from 1936 till 1939, no one survive today. Except the miracle of OY-DYX. It was produced in 1938, stolen by the Germans during WW-II, escaped the destruction of Luftwaffe aircraft left in Denmark in 1945, entered the Danish civil register in 1952, crashed in Rønne on 4. August 1963. Thanks to a complete set of construction drawing in the Danish archive, saved just before they were to be destroyed in 2012, and a few original parts from OY-DYX, a new aircraft was built, and became airborne again 19.June 2021

This photo is copyright © Erik Frikke, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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