Gliders A-Plenty

The Nelson Gliding Club received a surprise, but welcome, visit from its Marlborough cousins earlier this month, and the northwestern corner of the airport was a hive of industry. Three gliders, two based in Nelson and one from Blenheim, provided enthusiasts with plenty of flying.

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The gliders with their tow plane

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Unusual visitor was this Moth Minor, of late 1930's, owned by the Blenheim club's club captain

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Nelson's second glider, an Eon, and its owners, Miles Hursthouse, Ron McKnight, Gerry Stewart, Ray Sharland, and Doug Guthrie (Brian Kidson, sixth owner, absent).