Thank you, Dave, and please keep them coming.

There used to be the remains of a Miese in a trailer at Perranporth, and I mean a real DFS Meise, that had spun in at Culdrose/Predannick around 1969/70.

Do you or anyone anyone know of its eventual fate?

Soggy

Iam sorry, David, but I couldn’t resist reminding readers of the character from Star Trek, Harcourt (Harry) Fenton Mudd:

http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Harcourt_Mudd

Roger C Camel, actor, portrayed a brilliantly funny character.

Best wishes,

Grunau – but then, I’m well biased. 🙂

Soggy

I’m a bit shocked by this, as for more than 100 years we had an 1880’s Smith & Wesson revolver in my family’s possession which belonged to my great-grandfather.

He was a Cornish Miner who went to South Africa at the end of the 19th C. and brought it back with him when he came home.

My grandfather was a Farmer and kept it loaded during the second world war, “in case the Nazis landed”.

I didn’t want to part with it, but with a heavy heart finally took advantage of one of the fire arms amnesties to hand it in to the Police.

We know we shouldn’t have unlicensed guns and if caught we face the consequences, no matter who or what we are.

Just wanted to say “I know how you feel” in respect of the invasive procedure – much sympathy!

Soggy

Wally

Would that have been the Nuffield Trust – I know the Trust donated gliders to the ‘GSAs’:

http://www.nuffieldtrust.org/

Phil

I have little of value to contribute, save to say that I served for some 22 years in the Territorial Army, in numerous roles, including those of Pay Clerk and following commissioning, Paymaster and that of Regimental Admin. Officer which superceded the Paymaster appointment.

The Royal Army Pay Corps and its successor Corps, the AGC, Depot and Training Centre, and Apprentice College was at Worthy Down.

I inhaled a lot of rubber dust, expended a lot of energy running around the place, expended a lot of 7.62 ammunition and tasted a lot of CS gas there, trying to qualify for my Bounty.

Afterwards I imbibed a deal of beer and ate heartily in the Sergeant’s Mess, in wonderful good company. The RAPC was a proud Corps, full of good shots and sportsmen/women, and much ‘espirit’.

Thank you for allowing an old Pay Clerk a little nostalgia. I was aware that it was an RNAS airfield during the 2nd WW, and found this web site of interest:

http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/airfields/wdn.html

Thanks for this topic, and as gliding and vintage gliders are a great love of mine, I can’t resist a reply.

I think museums are at their best when they have the context of ‘place’, Duxford for example and Yeovilton for another, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Gosport Royal Navy Submarines etc…

For gliding, it must be the Wasserkuppe Deutshes Segelflug Museum.

Our gliding history was built on the endeavours of a few dedicated and gifted individuals, and sponsors like the Daily Mail who supported competitions, and the amazing efforts of the members of the early gliding clubs.

Fortunately we have the members of the Vintage Glider Club, and other owners, who keep old gliders flying.

The place for a UK Gliding museum – here we go – ‘brace, brace, brace’ – London Gliding Club, Dunstable Downs.

I am braced in the hope of many of other suggestions of equally suitable places… ?