: Ind igen ous ▁leaders ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Ind sp ire ▁Awards ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Canada <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁P üt zer ▁El ster ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁single - eng ined ▁light ▁aircraft , ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Alf ons ▁P üt zer ▁K G ▁( l ater ▁Sport avia ) ▁in ▁Bonn . ▁It ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁and ▁Marine fl ie ger ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁sole ly ▁for ▁recre ational ▁sport ▁flying . ▁Some ▁continue ▁to ▁fly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁private ▁ownership . ▁ ▁Development ▁history ▁The ▁P üt zer ▁El ster ▁" Mag pie " ▁was ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁Motor ra ab ▁motor ▁gl ider ▁which ▁had ▁itself ▁been ▁developed ▁from ▁the ▁Do ppel ra ab ▁ ▁gl ider . ▁The ▁El ster ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁aircraft ▁produced ▁in ▁Germany ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁any ▁significant ▁numbers . ▁The ▁design ▁shared ▁the ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Do ppel ra ab , ▁b rac ed ▁by ▁metal ▁str uts , ▁but ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁mon oco que ▁fus el age ▁constructed ▁of ▁p lywood ▁with ▁seats ▁for ▁two ▁occup ants ▁arranged ▁side ▁by ▁side . ▁The ▁tr icy cle ▁landing ▁g ear ▁unus ually ▁featured ▁a ▁ste er able ▁nose w heel ▁controlled ▁by ▁a ▁hand ▁g rip . ▁Production ▁ceased ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁by ▁which