Glider Priest 1969

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Glider priest. Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire.

GV At Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire. Father John Milne gets into glider which is a German Schleicherk, which has a 47-foot wingspan. This is Father Johns 69th solo flight. MS as Father John closes the cockpit. GV Young girl holding wing. SV Man...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57501
Sort Number:
69/081
Time in/Out:
01:00:42:00 / 01:01:38:00
Canister:
69/81
Film ID:
2229.02
Issue Date:
05/10/1969

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  • "Schleicherk" in text and tags should read Schleicher K8.

    Father Milne was 59 at the time of filming. He was a member of the London Gliding Club.

    Passing through the picture at 0:58 is a de Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth, Reg. No. G-AKXS.

    jamied 1st Feb 2013

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