Gliding

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

098

Date Released

12 Nov 1956

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Bearded Collies
2. 2Peter Cushing
3. 3Gliding
4. 4Tug Master

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Over now to Lasham Airfield in Hampshire, biggest centre in this country of an ever increasingly popular sport - gliding. Headquarters of the Surrey Gliding Club, and other smaller clubs, this is where members and many more beginners, spend their spare time soaring high over the surrounding countryside in beautifully designed sail-planes.

Keywords

Sport; Aviation

Locations

England; Hampshire; Lasham Aerodrome

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

169

Story extras:

Film clip

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