Imperial College Gliding Club
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| Base Airfield | Lasham Lasham Airfield Lasham Airfield is located north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham.It was built in 1942 and it was an operational RAF during the Second World War. It was used for recreational gliding from 1951. The airfield is now owned by the world's largest gliding club, Lasham... |
| Formed | 1930 |
| Membership | 55 (students) |
Imperial College Gliding Club is the oldest, and one of the largest, university gliding clubs in the United Kingdom
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. Founded in 1930, the club was the second club to become affiliated to the British Gliding Association
British Gliding Association
The British Gliding Association is the governing body for gliding in the United Kingdom. Gliding in the United Kingdom operates through 85 gliding clubs which have 2,310 gliders and 9,462 full flying members , though a further 17,000 people have gliding air-experience flights each year.-History:A...
, and has for most of its life flown from Lasham Airfield
Lasham Airfield
Lasham Airfield is located north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham.It was built in 1942 and it was an operational RAF during the Second World War. It was used for recreational gliding from 1951. The airfield is now owned by the world's largest gliding club, Lasham...
in Hampshire. The club maintains an archive website where a details of the clubs history since 1930 are kept.
ASW 24 glider. |
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| Type designation | ASW 24 |
| Competition Number | 96 |
| Wing Span / Best L/D | 15 / 44 |
---- Discus B glider. |
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| Type designation | Discus B |
| Competition Number | 296 |
| Wing Span / Best L/D | 15 / 42.5 |
---- Grob 103 C glider. |
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| Type designation | Grob 103 C Grob G 103 Twin Astir |-References:*... |
| Competition Number | 496 |
| Wing Span / Best L/D | 18 / 36.1 |