Sport Gliding in the 1930's

[MrCrossbiker]

Many thanks for this amazing Video!

[WFNelson]

Can anyone provide links to plans of ANY of these gliders? Looking for an interesting way to kill myself. Just kidding, but seriously... plans?

[GliderSS]

Wonderful collection of films. Thankful.

[hazorio]

Excepcional video, mucha emoción al ver un Condor soltar las ruedas, tuve la suerte de volarlo en AZUL ARGENTINA..

[valinejc]

nice film

[atreewithnolife]

wow! thankyou from the auckland New Zealand gliding club, amazing stuff!

[SklandytojasML]

Hello bomberguy

In 1937 there was a gliding competition in Elmira, were Lithuanian pilots ( B.Oskinis and J.Pyragius) had participate. They went with two gliders Minimoe Birzietis and Lithuanian construction glider Bro-5 "Ruta"

I am interested if there was someone filming this event ( "Ruta" was aerobatic glider, so it showed aerobatics in Elmira) I am searching for the video of this event.

[FK0960]

Sensationell, einfach genial, kann man nicht genug ansehen...........

Danke dafür!!!

[RSAndiRs]

seh ich genauso, in wien wurde warscheindlich am flugfeld Aspern gestartet.

[lupo631]

Hi Ed,

thank you very much for the wonderful old movies! I'm a glider pilot and flight instructor here in Germany. It is very intersting to see how gliders and other motorpowered planes have been flown in the past!

Thanks a lot for your work and passion!

Happy new year 2009!

Lupo

[goatface1000]

@lupo631 Kronfeld had to leave Germany because of Nazi persecution. He was in the RAF during the war.

[lupo631]

@goatface1000: I know that.

Lupo

[goatface1000]

@lupo631 His son used to fly at Lasham. The Nazis could not tolerate a Jew being the best glider pilot

[lupo631]

@goatface1000 as you can read at the Wikipedia



[goatface1000]

@lupo631 I did not read it on Wikipedia, I already knew. What gliders do you fly and instruct on?

[CMPerry]

Bungee launching - neat to see.

[russy810]

Man its changed sooooo much.....

[Tubes12AX7k]

From 4:32 to about 5:00 you can see some very early B-17's. They appear to be Y1B-17A's, the earliest of the early. Best picture is at 4:50. Very neat to see early soaring, too.

[kronenborg]

thats my grandfather! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!

[britchris63]

very nice bomberguy.wonderfull to see the hangwind in flight!!

[denberg2]

Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!

[fordroad]

Great to see The Boeing early B17's