Mal Bennett prepares to fly the Duster VH-HDT
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The Bocian two-seater, built in Poland, belongs to a syndicate from the Bendigo Gliding Club
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Wally Stott prepares to fly his Ka6 GH-GNO
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Leigh Bunting in his Concours D-elegance winning Grunau Baby 2b VH-GDN |
Keith and Edna Nolan share a happy moment in the ES52 Mark2 VM Kookaburra VH-GFK
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The Bendigo Gliding Club K7 lines up in front of the Bocian
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The BJ-1b Duster waits for a launch with the Grunau Baby behind
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Scott Penrose ready to fly his Cobra. The Cobra was produced in Poland and the design first flew in 1969
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The homebuilt Woodstock VH-HNW over Bordertown
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The Golden Eagle, designed and built in Melbourne by Geoff Richardson,
has been in regular use since its first flight in 1937
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The SZD 30 Pirat VH-GXL ready for a flight at Bordertown
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The Super Arrow (foreground), Ka6 and Boomerang are popular ways to
enjoy vintage soaring with a low purchae pri ce and good soaring ability
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ES52 Mark 11 Kookaburra VH-GLF at Bordertown
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John Ilett with ES52 Mark 4 Kookaburra VH-GRZ at Bordertown
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VGA's newest life member Ralph Crompton with President Alan Patching
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Australian Gliding Museum's Slingsby T31
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A two-piece wing Kingfisher, built by gliding pioneer Harold Bradley in
1970. After several years it was bought and restored to airworthiness
by Fred Foord in 1987/8
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A Vocsak from Hungary. "The glider was ideally suitable for long
flights, like 50km Silver C distance. It had a 15:1 glide ratio"
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VGA member Herb Robbins flies the SG-38 primary glider at Wassekuppe in Germany
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Lyle Whitfield's Cherokee 11 VH-GLU on approach
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Kookaburra VH-GHN from South Australia at the Kookaburra Konvention
2007 hosted by the Wagga Wagga Gliding Club
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The Longwing Kookaburra VH-GRN climbs into a cloudy sky
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Ka6, beautifully restored by German nationals
Wolfgang and Ferdi Schaeffler (the 'Two Elvis's') over two years and
nicknamed 'Kookaburra' in memory of the happy times they spent in
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The Ka6, VH-GLH, presently hangared at
Narromine, with its former owner Erwin Szafranska. It was restored to
its former glory by the 'Two Elvis's' during their visit in 2006
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Ron Geake's Boomerang which is flown from the Barambah District Gliding Club, Wondai
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The Ka6e which was recently rigged for the first time in 16 years after repairs by Mal Bennett
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The K14 single seat motor glider is derived from the Ka6e
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The beautiful Cimbora two-seater from Hungary
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This immaculate Scheibe Tandem Motorfalke is owned by Vintage Glider Club
(VGC) President David and VGC News Editor Margaret Shrimpton in UK |
This is an impressive replica of the Hols der Teufel, a nacelled primary originally produced in 1928/29
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The very cute French Fauvette has recently been restored |
Airline pilot Klaus Schickling prefers to take passengers in his beautiful Slingsby T21 |
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Two T31b open cockpit two-seaters attracted lots of attention at Nitra
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Looking very attractive are this Swiss Moswey and Austrian Mucha
Standard at the Nitra, Slovakia Vintage Glider Club Rally
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Hard working crew for a lucky Ka6e pilot
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A colourful Danish Grunau Baby prepares to commit aviation |
John Stockwell having his first flight in a T31 since 1973
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Stewart Hamey and John Feeney at Boonah
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Thermal and ridge flying at Boonah, October 2007
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Stewart Hamey and John Feeney
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