St. Michael's Gliding Club

Photograph

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Canadian Soaring Archive

The St. Michael's Gliding Club outfit, 23 Oct 1948: Far right is Brother Hormisdas; glider is the Schweizer SGU 1-19 prototype.
The St. Michael's Gliding Club outfit, 23 Oct 1948

Far right is Brother Hormisdas; glider is the Schweizer SGU 1-19 prototype.

Name/Title

St. Michael's Gliding Club

Entry/Object ID

2026-01-060

General Notes

Note

St. Michael's Gliding Club was the first organized gliding club in a Canadian high school club, club members being students at the high school in Buckingham, PQ, population 5000. The club was formed by Brother Hormisdas in 1948. The school was operated by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, of which Bro. Hormisdas was a member.

Note

The St. Michael's club had a complete outfit including the prototype of the Schweizer SGU 1-19 "utility" glider, and a bus built from a WWII army truck. Initial operations were from a field near Buckingham, then moved Pendleton Airfield.

Note

For information about this fascinating project, please see the SAC Year Book 1948-49 pages 31 to 33.