Gliding at Saltby Airfield
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Gliding at Saltby Airfield
Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 10 May 2008
The yellow and blue vehicle is the Skylaunch winch, whilst a Robin DR400 tows a glider aloft. Saltby Airfield was a World War II airfield constructed in 1942 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Saltby , now used by Buckminster Gliding Club. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Gliding_Club
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Image Location
Latitude
52.832863
Longitude
-0.70056