Ansgar Sambale I think, I remember him well.
Not at all crazy, and not particularly old in the days when you and I knew
him.

He was certainly German, he had been in the Hitler youth and had got to the
UK by being shot down in his Me109. He never went back after the war, I
think his home was in what became E. Germany.

I first met Ansgar in September 1965 when I visited Portmoak with the first
Lasham expedition organised by Alan Purnell, he was the professional in
charge mid-week. I then went again every year until about 1985, Ansgar was
always there, but in the later years he was working for the Fife schools and
not the club. We all had the greatest respect for him.

I learnt to fly on a public course at the London club, Dunstable in October
1963, my instructor was Mike Denham-Till and the other instructor was John
Jeffries. Last season the course instructors at Dunstable were John
Jeffries and Mike Till, and I gather they will be back there next year.
The only change is that in the early 1960's Mike spent his winters ski
instructing in the Alps, now he spends the winters gliding instructing in
New Zealand.

W.J. (Bill) Dean (U.K.).
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Back in the days when the summers lasted forever and I had a full head of
hair, I was minded to take up the sport of gliding. I stumbled along to
the Scottish Gliding Union where a crazy old German by the name of Ansgar
Samble (Hi, Ansgar. I still remember your full brake approaches, you
*******!) proceeded to try to teach me how to fly. Eventually, that task
was finished by the tiny but perfectly-formed Alan Middleton from Deeside,
and I became a fully-fledged glider pilot, ready to take on the world.

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Roger.