EoN Olympia CF-ZAZ

EoN Olympia CF-ZAZ at the SAC Kingston Meet, August 1949

EoN Olympia CF-ZAZ at the SAC Kingston Meet, August 1949

Name/Title

EoN Olympia CF-ZAZ

Entry/Object ID

2026-01-059

Description

EoN Olympia glider, CF-ZAZ (serial № 0025), was imported from the United States, where it had been flown by British pilots in an American contest as BGA 534. On Friday, October 10, 1947 Arthur Le Cheminant landed the Olympia at the Ottawa Uplands Airport to clear customs, having been towed from Elmira, NY, by an Ottawa Flying Club Tiger Moth flown by Ken Martin. EoN is acronym for Elliots of Newbury, Berkshire, England.