Friday 28 August 2009 - Long Mynd

The Midland Gliding Club is based at Long Mynd, Shropshire, on

top of a 426 metre high hill so landing on it is a bit like a big grassy

aircraft carrier with sheep!!

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Preparing Gliders for departure is time consuming. Behind the two

Gliders the tug G-CMGC Pawnee is just visible. This was not in use

and the winch which was is visible on the right behind the white

Range Rover

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Many moregliders were stored in the trailers in the background. Only

one glider actually got airborne G-CKAW DG-500 Elan Orion. It is

here seen making a hasty return in heavy rain as an enormous squall

hit the airfield

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Photos: David Depledge

Friday 31 July 2009 - Husband Bosworth

The 18m National Gliding Competion was held at Husband Bosworth

between Saturday 25 July and Sunday 2 August 2009 - visitors

included ZS-GCS JS1 Revelation ZS-GCS....

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Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2 D-5410

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DG808 EI-GMN

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Wilga G-BUNC

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Photos: Chris Mabbott

Sunday 19 April 2009 - Snitterfield

ICA-Brasov IS-28B2 G-CHMG parked in the sun

at it's home base of Snitterfield

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Photo: Mike Hollick

Saturday 21 March 2009 - Aston Down

The Cotswold Gliding Club is based at Aston Down airfield near

Stroud in Gloucestershire - G-CJSN is a Scheicher K-8B

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Slingsby T-31B BGA3336 also wears XA2395of the RAF

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Photos: Mike Hollick