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July 30th 12, 02:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Frank Whiteley
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Olympic Gliding- Wenlock Games
On Monday, July 30, 2012 6:46:21 AM UTC-6, Dan wrote:
On Jul 29, 11:30*pm, VinceC wrote:
That was a terrific event and saw at times 30+ gliders soaring on a 2 mile ridge. What a spectacle!
Here is a photographic list of the Olympia gliders which entered. The Ka6's will follow
http://www.scalesoaring.co.uk/VINTAG...mpia/Mynd-2012
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WOW!
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
WRT the 1936 games, see
http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/O...1936spart6.pdf
and go to Gliding
Also a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKK0_ZfN-pY
Gliding was to be adopted in 1940, but events precluded this.
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