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Old July 30th 12, 06:00 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan[_6_]
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Default Olympic Gliding- Wenlock Games

http://www.wenlock-olympian-society....ng/index.shtml

interesting history of these games which pre-date the modern Olympics
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Old July 30th 12, 07:30 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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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...bum/index.html
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Old July 30th 12, 01:46 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Olympic Gliding- Wenlock Games

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...


WOW!
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
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Old July 30th 12, 02:47 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default 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....




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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Old July 31st 12, 08:33 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Olympic Gliding- Wenlock Games

Finally, here are the Ka6s' at the event

http://www.scalesoaring.co.uk/VINTAG...bum/index.html
 




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