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Pictures kindly submitted by Harrie
Wiertz jr.
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pictures in the next two sections
underneath are taken by technician class 1 Harrie Wiertz sr, crew member of the Dutch national team at the world champs 1963 in Argentina. Harrie was authorised to sign off
airworthiness certificates and annual inspections. He was deeply
disappointed in the Sagitta not getting the OSTIV award in 1963. Working
close to Dutch technician number one Piet Vleesch du Bois he was also closely
involved in anything to do with the Sagitta in the early years. All pictures
are kindly submitted by his son Harrie Wiertz jr, here seen in 1968 in a
Ka-6 and in 2004 in his own glider. Can
someone get this man out of the Ka-8 and into a Sagitta?
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The end of PH-307 at Venlo, Holland, 6 April 1968. |
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Unique colour picture of PH-266 at Terlet. |
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PH-266 get rigged. Note the the different spar mounts at the fuselage. |
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Rigging PH-266. Tailplane folds down. |
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Sagitta PH-310 and the Skylark PH-226, probably taken at Hilversum airport, before 1967. The Skylark is still flying in Holland (thanks Peter Prins). |
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Unknown Sagitta at Terlet. |
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Harrie Wiertz sr. and Baer Selen sr. prepare for the first flight of the new Sagitta of the Venlo Gliding Club. 1967? |
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Harrie Wiertz and Baer Selen sr. (the father of Baer Selen, 2x world champion 1978 and 1991). |
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PH-307 at the 1963 World Gliding Championships - Junin,
Argentine.
Also these pictures are taken by
technician Harrie Wiertz sr., with many thanks to Harrie jr. for scanning and
submitting!
Ed van Bree finished 31st. Arie Breunisse broke off a wingtip of a Skylark
and bailed out above the airfield. Harrie Wiertz was angry. The Sagitta was
shipped, by boat, in a trailer from Terlet, and arrived too late. "We"
didn't win the OSTIV award, Finland's Pik-16 Vasama did, guaranteeing a good
future for Eiri Avion gliders.
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Not one of the Dutch team, probably an OSTIV judge. |
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Towing with Boeing Stearman (up to 3 at a time). |
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Landrover + driver supplied by the organisation. |
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From Charles' archive:
The following pictures are scans of original colour slides from the sixties.
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3 Sagitta's! PH-266, PH-280 and PH-302 at Terlet. |
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PH-384, build from 005 and 007. |
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PH-266 at the centre of attention. |
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Cockpit PH-266. This was the original shape. It didn't slide and wasn't hinged. |
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PH-266 with G.J. Ordelman. |
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Two great designs from the sixties: Sagitta and Citroen DS. |
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Ph-302 (s/n 003) at Hilversum |
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Aerotow PH-266 behind a Piper Cub, |
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s/n 021 PH-403
Pictures Hans Leenaarts
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PH-403 at Hilversum airport. |
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PH-403 with Hans Leenaarts in the
cockpit. |
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PH-403, serial 021. The last Sagitta
ever build - and still flying in
Holland. |
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.jpg "Loosdrechtse Plassen - 2006")
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Loosdrechtse Plassen -
2006 |
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.jpg "PH-403 -flying again in 2006 after 2 years on the ground.")
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PH-403 -flying again in 2006 after 2
years on the ground. |
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s/n 005 PH-384 (ex s/n 005 and s/n 007)
Pictures
kindly submitted by Will Oldenbroek, Charles Munnig Schmidt and Roy
Wassink.
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Will Oldenbroek ready for take off
from the "hoofdpijnstrip" at Terlet,
1971. |
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PH-384 from Charles Munnig Schmidt
in 2006, back at Hilversum after been in France for many
years (photo Roy
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Pictures submitted by model builder Harry van Melick:
Easy to be
mistaken: you will be amazed how life-like his model of PH-310 can
be!
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Another rare picture: the real full
size PH-310 landing! |
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Model of PH-424 build by Geert van
Melick (German newspaper). |
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Painting made by aviation artist Lam
van 't Hof (1994), owned by Harry van Melick
(Spain). |
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Original cockpit plaquard (from Mr.
Kroon). |
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Geert van Melick and unfinished
PH-424. |
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Harry's brother Geert &
PH-424. |
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Scale model PH-424 at a contest in
Germany. |
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Geert van melick and unfinished
PH-424. |
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PH-424 at contest in
Germany. |
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Pics taken of PH-403 in flight when
the models were being build. |
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Pics taken of PH-403 in flight when
the models were being build. |
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Checking the colour scheme of the
real thing... |
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Checking the colour scheme of the
real thing... |
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Full size Sagitta.... or
not? |
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and model PH-310 coming
in... |
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s/n 008 PH-308
Pictures taken in 1965 of Henk (Snoerie)van der
Heijden's first Sagitta flight, with PH-308.
Also two pictures of Sagitta s/n 008 with the BGA
callsign ETC. It was then owned by "Red Top" Andrews. Pics kindly
submitted by Al Stacey, pictured in the cockpit.
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Henk van der Heijden, Terlet 15 July
1965 |
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PH-308 ready for first
solo |
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PH-308 landing, after 15
minutes. |
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PH-308 in 1968 at Venlo. Webmaster
Robert Smits in front. |
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And the same PH-308 in 2004, back
from the UK. Canopy is modified in 1973. |
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Al Stacey at RAF airbase Gutersloh
in Germany, July 1985. |
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ETC at Gutersloh, Germany. Andrews
was attempting a 300 km out and return from RAF
Laarbruch. |
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PH-308 at Terlet, picture from
Charles Munnig Schmidt. Year and pilot unknown, but
obviously taken when in KNVvL ownership. |
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s/n 013 PH-319
Restoration finished in 2007. Pictures from the
first flights after years in storage.
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s/n 020 PH-424
Pictures kindly submitted by Andy van der Stelt,
former owner of PH-424. Last two photographs submitted by Herman
Nienhuis.
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Gerrit in the wrong Sagitta
(PH-403). He flew it and discovered after half an hour
he took the wrong Sagitta out of the
hangar... |
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Andy and Gerrit van der
Stelt |
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Roland van der Stelt & Theo
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After an unfortunate paddock landing
by Gerrit van der Stelt. The glider bounced up, one wing
dropped , causing a ground loop... |
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Herman Nienhuis took the Sagitta to
Fuentemilanos in Spain to do some gold and
diamonds.... |
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Herman ready to go, previous owner
Gerrit van der Stelt standing by... Teuge airport
1980. |
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.jpg "PH-403 -flying again in 2006 after 2 years on the ground.")
.jpg "Above Hilversum, 2006")
