Wanted - Gliding Photos

[WE992]

Does any body have any stories about or photographs of the Bannerdown Gliding Club RAFGSA when it was based at RAF Colerne in the 1960's.

Thanks

[Fitter2]

I will try to dig out some photos I had of the Olympia 403, operated by them in the mid-1960s. They joined Moonrakers (RAF Upavon Club) for a camp at Keevil, before the Bath Club existed, and occasionally also at Upavon when Colerne was rather busy.

I remeber as duty instructor grounding one 403 pilot for a very low turn after a cable break, his lower wing tip disappeared due to the slight hump on the airfield. He later went aircrew, ended up on Phantoms, and did some more gliding too; name of George Lee.

[WE992]

I was lucky enough to meet George at the 'Middle' once.

[Paul Kidger]

Does anyone know how I can get in touch with George Lee? He may well be a second cousin, often talked about in the family but I never met him.

Paul Kidger

[treadigraph]

Playing one of those quiz machines in the pub a few years ago, and a question came up along the lines of "Which piece of sporting kit would 1976 World Champion George Lee have used?" I instantly hit the button for "Kestrel 604" which netted my boss and I a fair bit of of cash to pay for the next few rounds of beer!