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Dragonfly at Flugtag: dragonhead rescue and wacky flyers
In Lausanne Switzerland a 30 mph wind day saw 45 homemade flying machines contest Flugtag including a dragonfly dragonhead, flying igloo, goose named Wilbur, and a flying elephant. Spectators watched collisions, delays, and dramatic recoveries as boats and divers retrieved a dragon head from Lake Geneva.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Lake Geneva
Wilbur
Sandrine Cotture
Flugtag
Vienna
Austria
Europe
Johannesburg
South Africa