Skimming above a mile-long hillside, near Los Angeles, glider pilots recently guided their motorless planes in a spectacular balloon-bursting contest. Armed with pin-pointed lances, they were shot into the air at the top of the slope, while balloons were held high in the air at the bottom of the hill. The glider pilot who punctured the most balloons won.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 241, 10 September 1932, Page 12
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