In a message dated 9/28/2007 8:39:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
speedtimer@beyondbb.com writes:
glider training off of Redondo Beach. They would tow the gliders with a
winch down the hill side and release them over the cliffs
When I was stationed in Germany with the 4th AD in 65/67 we used to get
glider rides with the local Sailplane club for $5 @ trip. They were all
Ex-Luftwaffe Old Farts Like Us, only in the Air and w/o Engines.
Not a lot of soldiers went up and these junior Red Baron wannabees needed
very little encouragement to show you their stuff, ala rolls, loops, dives,
etc. The scariest part of the trip was the takeoff, when you were winched up
to
what you thought was vertical before the line was dropped. After that it was
all fun, if your lunch stayed put.
Bob, got pix someplace, W
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