All i can find is in Norman Ellison’s Book ‘British gliders and sailplanes 1922-1970.
One only built, in 1959. Total cost £5, which included £2 for the wheels. It was towed on its flight trails by a jowett Bradfod Van.

Yes gliders take along time to. My father has been buliding new spars for our first Kirby Kite 1. They have taken a few months so far. He still has the ply to put on to! Its taken a just over a year so far. We think we have more than years work left. Its a total rebuild. Then we have the other kite 1 to build new wings for. My fathers 82 years old, he hope’s he has enough time to finish them. But he thinks he will be to old to fly them.

Dave

There are often some like that on ebay, under Air Ministry.

Dave

I put a post on this a few years ago, as I was trying to help a guy who father had won a caterpillar badge . I wrote to Irvins, but because i wasn’t family they wouldnt help me. So I passed the letter with the details on to the family.

Dave

The last time i heard the term ‘Bint’ was on monday, when i was working for an ex far east Mossie navigator! He was talking about the american’s chasing after local Bints in Calcuta. He and his pilot had gone to play golf in Calcuta. They had to use second clubs, the american’s had unused new clubs but never played golf.

Dave

Didn’t it go to a Air Training Corps squadron and got burnt in the end? I think I read once.

Dave

Ok, I got the channel wrong. But i do get feed up with all this bad resaerching.

Dave

I dont know if the Bell at Cotton End is still open? It looked very run down last time i drove past. I havent been in there since the late 1970’s, when I worked on its thatched roof. It did have a lot of good airship photos.

Dave