Aircraft Photo of PL21 | Schneider DFS-108 | Belgium - Air Force | AirHistory.net #724272
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PL21
Aircraft Original Type:Schneider Grunau 9
Aircraft Generic Type:Schneider Grunau 9
Aircraft Version:Schneider DFS-108
C/n (msn):14
Operator Titles:Belgium - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:BeauvechainMap
Country:Belgium
Airport Codes:ICAO: EBBE   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Beauvechain Base Heritage Museum
 
Photo Date:13 June 2021
Photo by:Wim Sonneveld
Photo ID: 724272
Photo Comment

The ESG Grunau 9, later known as the ESG 29 and post-1933 as the DFS 108-10, was one of the first primary gliders, built in Germany from the late 1920s. It was widely sold. This Belgian military example is preserved in Beauvechain and came from storage in Landen.

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

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