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February 18th 13, 03:28 PM
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British Gliding magazines online, Neil Armstrong at Marfa WSC 1970
Fantastic collection of soaring history online. The Lakes Gliding Club in the UK has scanned the British Gliding magazines beginning with 1930, and mo
http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpage...gmagazines.htm Here is the 1970 Marfa (TX) World Soaring Championship article (from the British point of view) with photos of Neil Armstrong at Marfa, from the OCT-NOV 1970 issue of "Sailplane & Gliding": http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpage...Nov%201970.pdf Neil Armstrong flew sailplanes at Marfa in the 1960's. Returned to Marfa 1970 after his historic cross-country flight in 1969. (The moon was his turn point.) 
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February 19th 13, 08:35 AM
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British Gliding magazines online, Neil Armstrong at Marfa WSC1970
On 19/02/2013 02:28, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
Neil Armstrong flew sailplanes at Marfa in the 1960's. Returned to Marfa 1970 after his historic cross-country flight in 1969. (The moon was his turn point.) I thought he outlanded but was able to self launch. GC
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February 20th 13, 02:32 AM
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British Gliding magazines online, Neil Armstrong at Marfa WSC 1970
He landed out by 250,000 miles? What a horrible pilot.
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February 20th 13, 02:38 AM
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British Gliding magazines online, Neil Armstrong at Marfa WSC 1970
He landed out by 250,000 miles? What a horrible pilot.
At least he avoided tach hour retrieval fees by self launching!!
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February 20th 13, 06:03 AM
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British Gliding magazines online, Neil Armstrong at Marfa WSC 1970
On Monday, February 18, 2013 8:28:39 AM UTC-7, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
Fantastic collection of soaring history online. The Lakes Gliding Club in the UK has scanned the British Gliding magazines beginning with 1930, and mo http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpage...gmagazines.htm Here is the 1970 Marfa (TX) World Soaring Championship article (from the British point of view) with photos of Neil Armstrong at Marfa, from the OCT-NOV 1970 issue of "Sailplane & Gliding": http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpage...Nov%201970.pdf Neil Armstrong flew sailplanes at Marfa in the 1960's. Returned to Marfa 1970 after his historic cross-country flight in 1969. (The moon was his turn point.) Plenty of soaring history just in that issue. Frank Whiteley
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