max 1200ft for 9 minutes. The glider was shortly after donated to Forbes S.C. As gliders then
did not normally display the registration (except on the brass plate), I can't be sure if it was the
same GB2.. If I remember correctly, after accident damage one wing was built to a slightly
different section to the other which resulted in some trimming difficulties.. Good to hear she is
still flying...
Graham Watts
----- Original Message ----- From: "Leigh Bunting" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Soaring List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] 50th Anniversary
Happy New Year All,
Today my aircraft celebrates the 50th Anniversary of its first flight.
Grunau Baby 2B , VH-GDN, was assembled at Camden and flown on this day in 1955. Six flights were made for a total time of 8 minutes and 50 seconds., according to the first logbook. Every second counted in those days.
I rang three of the four builders to let them know of the event. Jack, the fourth builder, has gone to that great hangar in the sky. The three remaining builders still live in the Sydney area and, not surprisingly, with all the water that has gone under the bridge, don't remember much of the day. They would have to refer to their logbooks to refresh their memories, they said. If they could just remember where their logbooks were, they said! These guys are all now 80-ish.
Tomorrow, I'll be taking her to Waikerie for a spot of flying before going down to Bordertown for the Vintage Regatta, starting next Saturday.
I've attached a pic of the builders in their younger days.
Cheers,
Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia <Open Windows and let the bugs in>
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