Description: 1938/39 Surrey Gliding Club Promotional Pamphlet. - - - DESCRIPTION & CONDITION: Surrey Gliding Club was formed in November, 1938 and had two gliders, a winch, and assorted other equipment. They offered subscription memberships for both supporters and flying members, with individual lessons charged on a daily or hourly rate.The Chief Instructor was Joan Meakin [Price], a pioneering female pilot who “was the first person to be towed to this country from Germany in a glider”, and was the only female flyer in Sir Alan Cobham's Flying Circus in the mid 1930s. Although aviation of all types was a male-dominated field, the Club Secretary was also a woman, Miss Ann Edmonds.Pamphlet. 4.75”x7.25”. 6 pages, 2 illustrations and a map of the gliding grounds. Minor soil, light wear. SHIPPING NOTES: We combine shipping charges on orders for more than one item- you pay the shipping fee for your first item, and any other items that you order at the same time are shipped with it for no additional charge [If you buy more than one item please ask us to send a revised invoice before you pay]. All ephemera & photos are shipped USPS ‘Ground Advantage’ (which used to be First Class Package) in a board-reinforced card mailer with a large red DO NOT BEND sticker. Stock #48629 Joslin Hall Books & Ephemera Selling books & ephemera since 1983 - Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Ephemera Society . Your satisfaction is guaranteed with every item you purchase.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Northampton, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-06T18:02:50.000Z
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Books & Publications
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
