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Photo gallery of the Sagitta history in New Zealand

We know that Sagitta's were flown at the first ever National Championships at Masterton, in 1968. Does anyone have pictures of that event?
Here is one of DX - with the original canopy still in one piece! - at another competition, at Matamata.

















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Don Grigg from the Rotorua Gliding Club submitted the following pictures. Rotorua Gliding Club is probably the only club in the world to ever have owned two Sagitta's. Undoubtfully she was a popular glider there....

Sagitta ZK-GDX (s/n 015) at Rotorua Airport, with
Rhonlerche GBE behind. Pilot Ces ParsonsDX at Rotorua Airport.

GDX at Rotorua Airport with Bernie Rushton

Sagitta ZK-GDX with Bernie Rushton

Chris Horne first solo in DX, with instructor Don Rigg checking him out at RotoruaSagitta ZK-GDX with Chris Horne.

Sagitta GDO in paddock outlanding on badge attempt. Tailplanes are on a cradle on the fuselage for transportation.

ZK-GDO in paddock.

Club fleet at Rotorua. From the back: Rhonlerche GBE, Bocian GED, Sagitta GDO and EON Baby ZK-GAF. The baby is New Zealand's oldest flying glider. It first flew in 1949 and is owned by Don Grigg of Rotorua.Rotorua Club Fleet: Rhonlerche GBE, Bocian GED, Sagitta GDO, Baby GAF








 






All gliders on these photograph are still flying today! The Rotorua Club trains with the Bocian and the Baby is based there as well.



 

Scans of original colour slides, submitted by Eric van Notten.
All images from the sixties/seventies - and some from 2004...

Original owner Gerry van Asch (Havelock North). Note the logo on the nose.

DO's trailer 2004

ZK-GCW on the lawn in front of Eric's house.

CW syndicate member John Shuttleworth.

That's the spirit. DO at home with Gerry and Prue van Asch in Havelock North.

You gotto love it...

Sagitta 004 ZK-GCW at Omarama

Seldom sight! Two Sagitta's at Wigram in the sixties.

CW with Eric van Notten, April 1963.

John Shuttleworth at Omarama.

John again.

CW at Queenstown.

CW Banks Penninsula

CW and Eric van Notten

CW

CW at Omarama again.

CW and DO at Wigram (when Gerry came to pick up DO).

NZ Championships Matamata.

DO's trailer in 1960-something (Gerry and Prue).

CW landing at Gebbies Valley

CW ready for wave...

Another one of DO at Wigram.

 


Great pictures from Peter Layne, Gliding New Zealand historian.
 

Sagitta 004, ZK-GCW at the first National Championships in New Zealand, 1963, Masterton. Photo: Brian Farrell.

Sagitta 010, ZK-GDO also at Masterton 18 years later, 27 December 1981. Photo Peter Layne.

Sagitta 015 ZK-GDX at Fielding, also 27 December 1983. Photo Peter Layne.

 


Gliding professional and vintage enthusiast Eric Munk visited New Zealand in 2004:

Sagitta ZK-GDO in the Drury sunset at the Auckland Gliding Club. Thanks Eric!


New colour scheme for ZK-GDO in 2006:

Major overhaul for DO in 2006. New colours; new logo too!

Winch launch from Drury airfield. WInter (July) 2006

Just before take off...

Sagitta on the rope!

Thank you Grant Nelson for the paint work and Sailplane Services Ltd. for all support!


ZK-GDO in 2006 and 2007
Thanks to Thorsten Fridlizius
(the famous Swedish photographer behind many pictures in Martin Simmons books)

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