GLIDING IN BRITAIN
NATIONAL MEETING. STIMULUS TO ENTHUSIASM. [ British Official. Wireless. ] RUGBY, A iff. 24. The national gliding and soaring meet'ng, in which more than 40 motorless aeroplanes are participating, opened near Thirsk, Yorkshire, to-day, and will continue for a week. There will be competitions in height, distance, and duration, and in view of improvements in design and the growing experience of gliding enthusiasts it is likely that new records will be set up. The movement has been stimulated by the promise of the Government to grant £5OOO.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 200, 27 August 1935, Page 12
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88GLIDING IN BRITAIN Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 200, 27 August 1935, Page 12
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