Hanger and gliders hit by storm.

The new-year started with a bang for Goldfields Gliding Club in South
Africa after a storm destroyed the hanger and at least one glider.
Witnesses described the dust storm as being like a tornado (not totally
unheard of in the Free State part of South Africa) and the damage was
extremely localised. Another hanger and the clubhouse ~300m away were
untouched.

The hanger is 60m by 30m. The centre 30m was totally removed and the
two sidewalls were blown outwards. Of the 10 gliders in the hanger,
five are extensively damaged but repairable, and five were undamaged.
There was also a motorfalke that will be an insurance write-off (one
wing and tail destroyed as well as other wing, and fuselage damaged).
The trailers and a microlight were moved around but undamaged.

The building and club gliders (including the motofalke) are insured
(only whilst in the hanger), as is the one private glider. The one
private glider, which was extensively damaged, is uninsured.

The club will survive, as two club gliders were not in the hanger at
the time - and three of the club gliders in the hanger are undamaged.
The downside is the loss in revenue from our glass two-seater, which
brings in the most revenue - and two of the undamaged gliders are
currently not airworthy. The club thus does not have an airworthy
two-seater to continue training at present. The motofalke was also used
extensively as the club is still paying-off the purchase loan on it.

Clinton
LAK 12 (which was holding up part of the roof but looks like it can
still fly - except the pitot tube is bent)