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Aviation History
1960
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218 FLIGHT, 12 August 1960 One of the three regional sites for this year's National Soaring Week competitions was Edge Hill Aerodrome, near Banbury, where the meet- ing was organized by Coventry Gliding Club BAD WEATHER AFFECTS SOAR- ING AT ODIHAM, DUNSTABLE, EDGE HILL, AND SUTTON BANK Service and Civil Gliding Contests FIVE competitive gliding meetings at four sites took placein the fortnight ending with the August Bank Holidayweekend. These were the RAF Inter-Command Champion- ship Quly 16-23) and the Inter-Services Championship (July 24-31)at Odiham; and regional National Soaring Weeks (July 23- August 1) at Dunstabie, Edge Hill and Sutton Bank. The weather in general was not good during the contest period,although the holiday weekend produced strong conditions. Notes on the flying and results at each site are given below. RAF Inter-Command Championship, Odiham. July 16, distancealong dogleg track Odiham - Benson - Ely, line continuing to coast at West Runton. Equal first, John Williamson (Olympia419) and G. A. Coatesworth (Olympia 401), 163 miles to West Runton; third C. P. Jeffery (Olympia 2b). Roger Mann, flyinghors concours in a Skylark 3, also reached West Runton. July 17, no contest. July 18, goal race Lasham - Shoreham, nocontest. July 19, goal race Lasham-Shoreham, no contest. July 20, free distance. (1) John Williamson, 121 miles to Crediton; (2) AndyGough (Skylark 3b), (3) A. Loveland (Olympia 2b). July 21, goal race Lasham - Shoreham, marked as fixed-line distance asno pilot reached Shoreham. (1) J. G. Croshaw (Skylark 3b), (2) G. A. Coatesworth, (3) N. W. Kearon (Skylark 3b). July 22,free distance. (1) F. D. Cretney (Skylark 3b), (2) J. G. Croshaw, (3) John Williamson.Fined results: Individual; (1) John Williamson, 296.5 points; (2) J. G. Croshaw, 266; (3) F. D. Cretney, 196.5; (4) G. A.Coatesworth, 185.5; (5) A. Gough, 157.5; (6) N. W. Kearon, 146.5; (7) A. Loveland, 133.5; (8) G. R. Barrell, 98.5; (equal 9)J. D. Spottiswood and C. P. Jeffery, 98; (11) E. T. Ware, 86.5; (12) R. Dunn, 84. Command placings: (1) RAF Germany, (2) Technical Training,(3) Maintenance, (4) Bomber, (5) Flying Training, (6) Fighter and (7) Transport. The RAF team going forward to the inter-Service contest comprised the first seven in the individual list, plus R. Dunn in the new Olympia 460. Inter-Service Championship, Odiham. July 24, no contest.July 25, distance along dogleg track Lasham/Firle Beacon/Deal Castle. Equal first, F. D. Cretney, J. Williamson, E. Stark (Army,Skylark 3f) and E. G. Shephard (Army, Olympia 419) (also David Ince, hors concours). July 26, no contest. July 27, free distance.(1) J. Williamson, (2) A. Gough, (3) A. Loveland. July 28, no contest. July 29, goal race Bicester - Yarmouth, marked as set-linedistance. (1) A. Gough, (2) J. G. Croshaw, (3) G. A. J. Goodhart (Royal Navy, Skylark 2). July 30, distance along line Lasham -Benson. (1) Sir Charles Dorman (Army, Skylark 3b), (2) N W Kearon, (3) F. D. Cretney.Final results: Individual; (1) E. G. Shephard, Army, 273 points- (2) F. D. Cretney, RAF, 269; (3) N. W. Kearon, RAF, 225-(4) J. Williamson, RAF, 215.5. Team; (1) RAF, 709.5 points- (2) Army, 519; (3) Royal Navy, 121. National Soaring Week, London Gliding Club, Dunstabie. July 23, free distance, no contest. July 24, free distance. (1) D ASmith, 110 miles to Yarmouth, (2) C. Ellis, (3) M. Kaye. July 25, 100km triangle Dunstabie/Steeple Morden/Podington, marked asset-line distance. (1) P. Scott, (2) M. Kaye, (3) R. Mann. July 26, distance along line through North Denes. (1) M. Kaye, 111 milesto Caister beach, (2) P. Ramsden, (3) R. Procter. July 27, rest day. July 28, no contest day. July 29, race to Swanton Morley, 87.5miles, marked as set-line distance. (1) P. Scott, 56 miles, (2) J. Jeffrey, (3) G. Burton. July 30, out-and-return race toDesborough, 86 miles, no contest. July 31, out-and-return race to Peterborough, 102 miles. (1) P. Scott, 36.9 m.p.h., (2) G. Burton, (3) G. Stephenson. August 1, free distance. (1) R. Mann, 195miles to Darlington, (2) P. Scott, (3) G. Burton. Final results: (1) P. Scott, Olympia 419, 489.8 points;(2) G. Burton, Skylark 3, 445.4; (3) M. Kaye, Eagle, 438.6; (4) D. A. Smith, Skylark 3, 421.6; (5) R. Mann, Skylark 3, 421.1;(6) C. Ellis, Skylark 3, 404; (7) C. Bentson, Skylark 3, 395; (8) G. Stephenson, Skylark 3, 330.1. Total entries, 22. National Soaring Week, Coventry Gliding Club, Edge Hill. Fined results: (1) L. R. Redshaw, Skylark 3f, 371 points; (2) B. J. Davey, Skylark 3f, 327; (3) D. C. Snodgrass, Skylark 3b, 283; (4) R. Tarver, Olympia, 239; (5) A. H. Baynes and A. Blake, Skylark 3b, 230; (6) T. Docherty, Olympia, 219; (7) H. Greenway and partner, Olympia, 183; (8) R. Parkinson, Olympia, 153. Total entries, 15. National Soaring Week, Yorkshire Gliding Club, Sutton Bank. Final results: (1) R. S. Waller and J. P. Griffiths (CambridgeUGC), Swallow, 600 points: (2) H. Doktor and R. A. Hellewetl, Swallow, 87; (3) A. D. Hill, Swift, 50; (4) G. Harwood (CrownAgents GC), Swallow, 39. Total entries, four. Left, at Odiham: among the sailplanes taking part in the RAF and inter-Service meetings was the prototype 15-metre Olympia 460 Below left, at Dunstabie: Peter Scott's Olympia 419 is prepared tor launch (David Carrow's Mucha Standart in background) Below, also at Dunstabie: G&offrey Stephenson pushes his Skylark 3 up to the launch position. He did not fly on the final day -•«.-•:.
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