Mead CIII North Battleford

Photograph

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Canadian Soaring Archive

Mead CIII Challenger built by the North Battleford Gliding Club: Glider build team leaders were the Weber brothers, Secondary and primary gliders ready for take-off, 1933. In the background is the Zogling primary glider also built by the Weber brothers, in 1926.
Mead CIII Challenger built by the North Battleford Gliding Club

Glider build team leaders were the Weber brothers, Secondary and primary gliders ready for take-off, 1933. In the background is the Zogling primary glider also built by the Weber brothers, in 1926.

Name/Title

Mead CIII North Battleford

Entry/Object ID

2026-03-009

Description

The Mead CIII Challenger glider was built from kits sold by the Mead Gliders company of Chicago. It was an enhanced version of their Rhon Ranger primary glider, of which thousands were sold and actually completed and flown. More information is available at: https://www.soaringmuseum.org/pdf/newsletter/pdf48_pdf.pdf The airframe pictured was built in 1932 by the Weber brothers, members of the North Battleford Gliding Club. It was flown often, and was still airworthy in 1949.