| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-GNM |
| Alternate Registration: | NM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Schneider ES 52 Kookaburra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Schneider ES 52 Kookaburra |
| Aircraft Version: | Schneider ES 52 Mk IV Kookaburra |
| C/n (msn): | 66 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Alice Springs - Townsite (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Northern Territory, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | Central Australian Aviation Museum |
| Photo Date: | 31 August 2017 |
| Photo by: | Ian McDonell |
| Photo ID: | 96962 |
| Photo Comment |
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Harry and Edmund Schneider designed and built gliders in Australia. They are not connected to the German Rolladen-Schneider glider manufactuer. Before the war, Edmund was famous in Germany for his Grunau Baby which was built in huge numbers in the 1930s. He and son Harry immigrated to Australia in 1949 and set up a glider factory in South Australia. Edmund was the designer and Harry handled manufacturing. This photo is copyright © Ian McDonell, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 October 2018, and has since been viewed 486 times. |