BRITISH GLIDER RECORD.—Mr. G. E. Collins, of Flamstead, Hertfordshire, a member of the London Gliding Club, on Sunday, April 22, rose in his glider to a height of 6000 feet during a flight from Dunstable to Southend-on-Sea, a distance of 54 miles, establishing a nen> British altitude record. He has notv qualified for the silver "C" gliding certificate, being the first Englishman to gain this honour.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 126, 30 May 1934, Page 5
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66BRITISH GLIDER RECORD.—Mr. G. E. Collins, of Flamstead, Hertfordshire, a member of the London Gliding Club, on Sunday, April 22, rose in his glider to a height of 6000 feet during a flight from Dunstable to Southend-on-Sea, a distance of 54 miles, establishing a nen> British altitude record. He has notv qualified for the silver "C" gliding certificate, being the first Englishman to gain this honour. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 126, 30 May 1934, Page 5
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