Now here is a real vintage glider. A 78 year old grandmother pilot featured in a new UK TV advertisment for Wall's Pastries. Good advt for the sport in the UK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRD5VRmYSic Also, the military glider pilots of WW2 have almost all passed on. I came across this poem commemorating them. WHEN THE GLIDERMEN ARE GONE When the Glidermen are gone, To enter their gliders no more, The last flight has been made To that beautiful shore. When the last battle has ended, And the evenings shadows grow long, Who will tell others the story, When the Glidermen in tow are gone? Who will tell about their experiences >From Normandy to the war's end, When their work on earth is finished, And our freedom they can't defend? You must cherish your liberty And pass our history along. You must tell others the story, When the Glidermen are gone. Our nation must be protected Against terrorism and be strong. We must trust you with the story, When all the Glidermen are gone. -Clinton E. Riddle
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