Bowlus Baby Albatross
Restored 1938 pod & boom glider. Brown painted pod with gold stripe, clear doped wings, and "candy-striped" tail. Registration #N4627V. 20 photos including instrument panel.
Two-place Bowlus Baby Albatross
Restored 1940 2-place pod & boom glider Natural mahogany with burgandy stripe, painted fabric on wings. 20 photos including interior.
Briegleb BG-12B
1968 American homebuilt high performance sailplane. White with green stripe. Registration #N4931. 20 photos including interior.
BAC VII SOON
Reproduction of 1930s glider. Natural birch with clear doped wings. British Glider Association registration. Photos include interior.
Cardon-Baynes Auxiliery (Scud III)
One of the world's first motor gliders (motor has been removed). Red with white stripe. British Glider Association registration. Photos include interior.
Cocke Nighthawk
In Hawaii in 1931, set US and World Duration Record holding glider. Yellow with black stripe and placards. No registration. Photos include interior.
DFS Rhönsperber
1930s German design. British Glider Association registration.
DFS Weihe
1930s German sailplane. Red. French registration
EoN Olympia
EoN Olympia 460 SOON
British Glider Association registration
Focke-Wulf Weihe SOON
1930s German sailplane. Red. British Glider Association registration.
Franklin P-S-2
A popular 1930 US secondary glider. Cream with green trim. US registration. 20 photos include interior.
Göppingen Minimoa (American)
1936 German sailplane with extended nose. White with clear doped wings. Photos include interior.
Göppingen Minimoa (Dutch)
1937 German sailplane. Cream with black stripe. Dutch registration. Photos include interior.
Göppingen Gövier SOON
1930s German Luftwaffe night flying training glider. White. German registration. Pnotos include interior.
Grunau Baby (actually a Swiss Karpf Baby)
1940 Swiss version of the popular 1930s German glider. Yellow with red trim. Swiss registration.
Hütter H-17
Popular 1930s German training glider. Cream with brown trim. British Glider Association registration.
Hütter H-28
1930s precursor of the Glasflügel Libelle. Natural birch with clear doped wings. British Glider Association registration.
Laister-Kauffmann TG-4A ("Bunny Nose")
Modified WW II US Army training glider. Blue fuselage with yellow wings and "candy-striped" tail. Photos include interior.
Oberlerchner MG-19 Steinadler SOON
Austrian redesign of the German Kranich. Cream with red stripe and eagle on nose. German registration.
Pratt-Read G-1 (LNE-1)
WW II US Navy training glider. Yellow. US Registration.
Rubik Cimbora
Reproduction of 1930s Hungarian glider designed by Rubik's Cube designer's father. Natural birch with clear doped wings and Hungarian flag on tail. Hungarian registration.
Schleicher Ka-1
Prototype, all wood. Orange with black trim. Belgian and US registration painted on side.
Schleicher Ka-3
Similar to Ka-1 but with steel tube fuselage. White with Day-Glo orange trim. US registry.
Schleicher Ka-4 SOON
German Two-place training glider. Cream with red trim. US registration.
Schleicher Ka-8
Popular 1960s German sailplane. Yellow with red trim and Swiss cross on tail. US and false Swiss registration painted on side.
Schweizer TG-2A (SGS 2-8)
WW II US Army training glider. Yellow and blue fuselage with yellow wings and "candy-striped" tail. US registration. 20 photos include interior.
Schweizer SGS 1-21 SOON
One of 2 built. Silver with blue trim. US registration. 20 photos include interior.
Schweizer SGS 1-23
1949 high performance sailplane. Blue with orange wings. US registration.
Schweizer SGS 1-24
Only one built. Cream with orange trim. US registration.
Schweizer SGS 1-26A
Popular US medium performance sailplane. White with sunburst on wings. US registration.
Slingsby Falcon I
Reproduction of first Slingsby glider built. Natural birch with clear doped wings. British Glider Association registration. 20 photos include interior.
Slingsby Kirby Kite I
Modification of Grunau Baby. Yellow. British Glider Association registration.
Slingsby Kirby Kite I (in camouflage)
Used during RADAR trials during WW II. Painted in camouflage. British Glider Association registration.
Slingsby Kirby Gull 3
Reproduction of 1930s British sailplane. Cream with dark blue trim. British Glider Association registration.
Slingsby Petrel
British variant of German Rhönadler. Red with cream wings. British Glider Association registration.
Slingsby T-21 SOON
British RAF open cockpit, side-by-side training glider. Red & white. US registration.
Slingsby Prefect SOON
British variant of Grunau Baby
Slingsby Kirby Cadet Mk. III (Tandem Tutor)
British RAF open cockpit, tandem training glider. Cream with creamsicle fuselage and roundels on wings. US registration.
Spalinger S-18-II SOON
Swiss gull-wing. Yellow with Swiss cross on tail. Swiss registration.
Warsztaty Szybowcowe Orlik II
Only remaining 1939 Polish Orlik. Red & white with blue canopy. US registration.
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