Enclosed is a photo of a glider built by the Verdun Glider Club founded in 1935 by Albert Wm. Quicke and flying a Medium Ranger Primary Glider over the grounds of the Verdun High School, Manning Ave., The glider was launched by car-tow, driven by Frank Woodfine. The glider reached an altitude of app. 150 feet
and flew over a distance of varying 1000 ' plus or minus depending on the tow speed release and elevation. Tow speed was app. 35 mph. The year was 1935. The glider was built by Albert Wm. Quicke and Raymond Dennis. The construction of the glider took 6 months to complete. Information supplied by Melissa Ann Quicke Kennedy the daughter of Albert Wm Quicke.The Club lasted from 1935 to 1942 and had 12 to 15 members
One photo appeared on the front page of "Les Argoulets", the spring 2004 quarterly magazine of the SHGV.
Guy
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Greetings All who visit this page::: First let me Thank You for posting the info on the Verdun Glider Club 1935-1942. My Father Albert William Quicke and his brother, Raymond Dennis Quicke would be quite pleased to know a brief note of their aerial achievements have been 'officially' recorded for posterity. As for 'where are they now, Ray, passed in 1993, Montreal, Canada, and my Father, Albert, passed in 2012 May19, Youngstown, Az. Albert was still actively flying up to two weeks prior of his passing, at the age of Ninety-four{94} years of age. I was present for that last flight in the cockpit of a 172 Cessna and officially logged it into his flight Logbook, along with the secondary pilot signing off. As with so many childhood memories, some of my favorites were time spent flying and working on planes with my Father. Thank You for posting about the Verdun Glider Club, and the history lived by those early Verdun adventurer's. All The Best.
Hi Mellissa, Glad you surfed by, That's a fantastic history about your Dad & your Uncle, very cool to hear some real history.
Cheers ! LesF
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