"Eric Greenwell" wrote in message
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Mark James Boyd wrote:

In the US, I'm not aware of any ACTUAL midair collisions between a
glider and non-glider that are more than 4 miles from an airport.

About 15 years ago near Ephrata, Washington, there was a glider/airplane
collision about 10 miles from the airport. Everyone was killed. I don't
remember the details, or even if they were determined with any confidence.

I seem to recall one near Truckee 5-10 years ago, but don't remember how
far it was from the airport.
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Eric Greenwell
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USA
That was the heads down Aero Commander that nearly sliced the Grob in half,
except the oxygen bottle deflected the wing tip upwards. The glider pilot
was flying without parachute, so his option was to fly gently back to
Truckee. IIRC, the bits were jiggling around a bit, but held together long
enough.

Frank Whiteley