Soaring history question

[Don Pyeatt]

When and where was the first glider towed aloft by a powered aircraft?

Thanks!

Don

[hlt]

Am Montag, 23. Juli 2012 23:31:00 UTC+2 schrieb Don Pyeatt:
> When and where was the first glider towed aloft by a powered aircraft?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Don

Have a look at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/rec.aviation.soaring/cdCptnyAHIA

[cernauta]

as far as I know, it was in Kassel (Germany) on March 12, 1927.
Gilder pilot was mr. Espenlaub, tow pilot mr. Gerhard Fieseler.
The airplane a LVG B-III

aldo cernezzi
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On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:31:00 -0500, "Don Pyeatt" >
wrote:

>When and where was the first glider towed aloft by a powered aircraft?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Don