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Unique 1938 Scott Viking glider returned to the UK

Overlooked by many on this forum, a rare pre-WW2 British glider made its way back home last week:
http://www.glidingheritage.org.uk/scott_viking.htm

The history of the unique 1938 Scott Viking (the last one remaining) is here:
http://www.glidingheritage.org.uk/collection/Scott_Viking_1.pdf

It was good fun to watch the hand-over ceremony, and a privilige to be part of the effort to bring it back to its ‘home’, the UK. Here’s hoping it will have air under its wings soon…

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By: Mothminor - 6th August 2015 at 22:44

Lovely! Great news that such a rare type is back home 🙂

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By: ericmunk - 6th August 2015 at 20:01

That sounds like them, yes. They own (among other aircraft) a very nice former Air Cadets Sedbergh TX.1.

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By: Fouga23 - 6th August 2015 at 19:44

That’s a really nice glider! Love its looks 🙂
And the name Van Aalst sounds familiar. Think I made my first glider flight with his daughter in a T.21 years ago?

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