Christopher Morris - glider pilot.
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Moonrakers RAFGSA: How Our Gliding Club Was Founded at RAF Lynham in 1957
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. (UK/EU: affiliate commission may be earned on purchases made through links in this post.) Many thanks for the comment telling me that the club was originally formed at RAF Lynham in 1957. Anyone know who the CFI was at the time and any other details? When did it move to RAF Upavon and when did it close down? Best regards, Chr Interested in RAF and British gliding history? Browse these recommended books: RAF Gliding History Books on Amazon | British Gliding & Soaring Books is
Learning to fly, RAFGSA.
Learning to fly, RAFGSA with the MOONRAKER Gliding Club. How did it happen? Well it was all rather simple really. It was a Sunday and I was on an Air Radar Fitters course at RAF Yatesbury in Wiltshire, England and had nothing to do. Come to the gliding club a friend said, and as he had a Jaguar Mark I, it was an invitation that could not be turned down. Thirty minutes later at about 9:30 I suppose, we were on the Airfield at RAF Upavon, a grass field high on the Wiltshire downs. It supported a couple of large hangars and there were several gliders on the grass ready to be flown. The first thing we did on our arrival was to put our names down on the flying list as this determined the order in which we would fly. That done I did not know what to do next, so I stood about watching some two seater aircraft get hitched to the winch cable and then launched. This was all rather spectacular as I had only ever seen a kite fly like these things were being launched. It is not possible ...
Why this blog about the Moonrakers Gliding Club
Well, I had a great time and learned a lot about safe flying at the Moonrakers Gliding and Soaring Club, operating at RAF Upavon in the early 1960's. Having searched the internet and RAF Gliding and Soaring Association for information and history about it to no avail, I decided to start this blog and see if any of my old friends would pop out of the woodwork and share memories of the good old times, before they are lost. If you ever flew with the club, or were just a visitor, please get in touch.