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Olympia

Drawing by Martin Simons

OLYMPIA VH-GHR

Donated by: Bill Riley

Country of Origin - Design: Germany

Country of Origin - Manufacture: England

Designer: Hans Jacobs

Constructor: Elliots of NewburyYear of Manufacture: Late 1940's

The Olympia is a classic glider. Originally called the Meise (mouse), Jacobs produced this design for a one design contest to be held in the 1940 Olympic Games hence the name Olympia. The games were not held due to WWII but plans of the Olympia were circulated to various countries.

After the war, Elliots of Newbury produced many of this type and also used it as a platform to develop new types.

This example was imported to Australia by Dave Darbyshire and others early in the 1950's. They bought the glider in a "damaged condition" however they did not expect that the packers in England would further damage it by sawing off pieces of wing to make it fit in the crate!

Before his untimely death Dave had done much work to restore this glider and apart from a paint job and a canopy it is complete and ready to fly.

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