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, and has for most of its life flown from
Lasham Airfield in Hampshire. The club maintains an archive website where details of the club's history since 1930 are kept.
See also
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Frank Irving
Frank Irving (7 April 1925 – August 2005) was a British aeronautical engineer, glider pilot, author and university lecturer.
Early life and education
Francis George Irving was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom. He attended St. Edward's C ...
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Payne I.C.1
External links
Imperial College Gliding ClubImperial College Gliding Club archiveicGC Union WebsiteLasham Gliding SocietyBritish Gliding AssociationImperial College LondonImperial College Union
Clubs and societies of Imperial College London
Gliding in England
Flying clubs
University and college gliding clubs
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