Inkpen Ridge Gliding Club some years ago and a shotgun carrying farmer fired a barrel at a Blanik being aerotowed out of the ridgetop field. Shot hit the elevator cable and left but a few strands to enable the pilot to land safely. The farmer got 2 years inside. Probably a lot more if the cable had been cut completely.
Would the gamekeeper have repeated his actions had he been in a shiny new Range Rover? Trabants need trashing don't they?
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