1965 World Championship

[Michael Corcoran]

Does anyone have a copy of the S&G report on the 1965
World Championship held at South Cerney in the UK?
Markus Ritzie, of the Swiss Team, flew a Standard Elfe
to second place in the Standard Class. I know he flew
my Elfe S-2 (then registered HB-801 and carrying competition
number 74), but I want to establish whether this was
his practice aircraft, or the one that he flew in the
competition. Martin Simons, in Sailplanes: 1965-2000,
states that the aircraft had a V-tail. HB-801 has a
conventional tail, with the tailplane at the base of
the fin. I have a copy of the August 1965 issue of
Soaring, but the report on the competition doesn't
give the aircraft's identification.

[Uri]

AFAIK, it was an Issoire Edelweiss C30S (yes, with a V tail).
Uri
Former: 4X-GJC (C30S)


On Sep 16, 1:09 pm, Michael Corcoran
> wrote:
> Does anyone have a copy of the S&G report on the 1965
> World Championship held at South Cerney in the UK?
> Markus Ritzie, of the Swiss Team, flew a Standard Elfe
> to second place in the Standard Class. I know he flew
> my Elfe S-2 (then registered HB-801 and carrying competition
> number 74), but I want to establish whether this was
> his practice aircraft, or the one that he flew in the
> competition. Martin Simons, in Sailplanes: 1965-2000,
> states that the aircraft had a V-tail. HB-801 has a
> conventional tail, with the tailplane at the base of
> the fin. I have a copy of the August 1965 issue of
> Soaring, but the report on the competition doesn't
> give the aircraft's identification.

[MaD]

On 16 Sep., 13:09, Michael Corcoran
> wrote:
> Does anyone have a copy of the S&G report on the 1965
> World Championship held at South Cerney in the UK?
> Markus Ritzie, of the Swiss Team, flew a Standard Elfe
> to second place in the Standard Class. I know he flew
> my Elfe S-2 (then registered HB-801 and carrying competition
> number 74), but I want to establish whether this was
> his practice aircraft, or the one that he flew in the
> competition. Martin Simons, in Sailplanes: 1965-2000,
> states that the aircraft had a V-tail. HB-801 has a
> conventional tail, with the tailplane at the base of
> the fin. I have a copy of the August 1965 issue of
> Soaring, but the report on the competition doesn't
> give the aircraft's identification.


Markus Ritzi borrowed the glider he flew in England from my
grandfather only a few days before the competition. It was an Elfe
with V-Tail. I'm pretty sure I have a picture of it somewhere, but no
idea where exactly, of course. Will go hunting for it later.

Regards
Marcel Duenner