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Last Saturday marked the official opening of the Southwest Soaring
Museum, George Applebay's long dreamed of display of gliders and soaring memorabilia related to the American Southwest. It is a very interesting place to spend a few hours and looks like it is going to develop into a first class museum. It already has a large library and a restoration shop. About 20 of the collections 30 gliders are on display. Factory produced as well as homebuilt, several hang gliders are included. Looking over the display got me to thinking about museums that are solely dedicated to gliders. How many are there? I know of 4. 1. The National Soaring Museum; Elmira, New York, USA. 2. The Southwest Soaring Museum; Moriarty, New Mexico, USA. 3. Silent Wings Museum; Lubbock, Texas, USA. 4. German Sailplane Museum; Wasserkuppe, Germany. Every other aviation museum I have been to, or know of, has a mix of airplanes and gliders. Sometimes the gliders are quite historic and interesting but they reside in a museum with a mixed display. Can anyone add to the list the name and location of glider only museums? Robert Mudd Moriarty, New Mexico, USA |
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Segelflygmuseum Alleberg in Sweden.
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