PHOTO GALLERY

1974

Photo taken around 1974 or 75, and quote by Joe Schofield

"I was 16 years old and doing a photographic course at Dunstable college. My brief was to take some action shots. As I lived in Dunstable I went up the Downs and shot these hang gliders, which were quite new and controversial at the time."

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June 1974 and Don Liddard was flying at Holly Hill Kent

Here are a few PHOTOS FROM DON

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February 1974. Andrew Hill flying a McBroom Arion at Wittenham Clumps.  He was 10 years old at the time and the glider was a 50% scaled down model made from a set of Geoff's McBroom's plans (no kingpost).  It's leading edge was only 10ft long and it also had a very small Control frame.

Photos from Andrew Hill

 

Dave Wood a member of the Dover & Folkestone club in the late 70's

Flying an early Ken Messenger 'Grasshopper'. He fitted the kingpost modification and the waist strap himself as he had a habit of falling out of the back from the wooden seat

The field used to fly from is now the channel tunnel loading platforms.

 Photo by P Brenchley

Taken at Crete Road East Folkstone

 

Ian Tadd after his first flight with his new McBroom Cobra

Ian worked for Geoff McBroom for a short time 1974/75

Photo From Ian

 

Mark Woodhams flies Mill Hill in 1974 on a Wasp 229B3

Photo from Mark Woodhams

Taken from 'Hang Gliding' by Martin Hunt & David Hunn, pilots unknown.

From Tony Prentice

From Mark Woodhams

From Tony Prentice who flew at the event

A list of flyers at the 4th Selsey Birdman Rally 1974

From Tony Prentice

Andrew Hill now flying a 'Breen Butterfly' with 14ft leading edge.  This is the very same glider he made his first soaring flight at Rhossili on notching up a time 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Photo from Andrew Hill

Mike Lake from Norfolk flying glider he built after purchasing a set of plans from Len Gabriel's during the summer of 1974