1963 Press Photo Farmer Theodor Kibler With Self-Built Sport-Aeroplane

He ploughs on week-days - he flies on sundays: the farmer Theodor Kibler (34) from Baierz in Allgau (Germany). Three years working was nessessary to build up this sport-aeroplane with two seats. First Kibler asked for an instruction of a namely firm at Donaueschingen, but he could not understand the numbers and lines, which there to be seen. The farmer had never absolved a carpenter-instruction or something like that, nevertheless he worked on and after a long time his "Emeraude" -that is the name of the aeroplane- was ready. It costs 20 000 Mark, instead of 30 000 Mark by factory. Photo shows Mr. Kibler with his selfmade aeroplane on the air-port Unter-~~~~.

Photo measures 8.75 x 3.5 inches.

Photo is dated 12-10-1963.



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