1954

SU8290 : Slingsby Sedbergh T21 glider launching at Booker - 1954

taken 72 years ago, near to Lane End, Buckinghamshire, England

Slingsby Sedbergh T21 glider launching at Booker - 1954
Slingsby Sedbergh T21 glider launching at Booker - 1954
A winch launch, part of an Air Cadets Easter Weekend Course in 1954. The T21 was an open cockpit, two-seat, side-by-side glider, with a rather slow, sedate ponderous flying style. LinkExternal link. At the time Booker was a grass airfield. Coordinates estimated.

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Grassland Air transport Defence, Military Place: Buckinghamshire Primary Subject: Aircraft other tags: RAF Booker 1956 Glider Slingsby History Airfield Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SU8290, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
18 April 1954   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 June, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 823 907 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:36.5747N 0:48.7739W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 824 906
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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