Gatineau Gliding Club 1940s

Photograph

Canadian Soaring Archive

GGC members 1947 l to r: Don Smith, Nadine Hurley, Leo Smallwood, Ken Martin

Nadine Hurley was the first Canadian woman holder of the Silver C badge; Leo Smallwood was club Chief Instructor

Name/Title

Gatineau Gliding Club 1940s

Entry/Object ID

2026-01-056

General Notes

Note

The Gatineau Gliding Club has had a storied history. Founded in early 1942 as the Ottawa Gliding Club, it took on its current name at the winter 1943-44 annual general meeting. An excellent, detailed, history of the GGC can be found at: www.gatineauglidingclub.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GGC_75th_Detailed_History.pdf