Amisk Gliding Club

Photograph

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Canadian Soaring Archive

C. H. Lindgren piloting an Amisk Gliding Club primary glider over Amisk in 1931 or 1932: Altitude about 400'. The camera was fastened under the wing and tripped by pulling a string.
C. H. Lindgren piloting an Amisk Gliding Club primary glider over Amisk in 1931 or 1932

Altitude about 400'. The camera was fastened under the wing and tripped by pulling a string.

Name/Title

Amisk Gliding Club

Entry/Object ID

2026-03-017

Description

Amisk Gliding Club was a group of friends from the town of Amisk, Alberta, who built at least two primary gliders in the 1930s. The group included Hiram Lindgren, C. A. Richardson and Frank Clark. Amisk is a typical small prairie town, south-east of Hardisty, about 200 km south-east of Edmonton. Population in 2021 was 220 people.