Waclaw Czerwinski

Waclaw Czerwinski, photo from the Toronto Globe and Mail, 1946

Waclaw Czerwinski, photo from the Toronto Globe and Mail, 1946

Name/Title

Waclaw Czerwinski

Entry/Object ID

2026-03-021

Description

Waclaw Czerwinski contributed to progress in soaring in Canada through the design and construction of several excellent glider designs. Waclaw emigrated to Canada from a successful career in glider design in Poland, which included the W.W.S.1 Salamandra glider which was produced in volume in several iterations between 1936 and 1956. In Canada, he designed the Wren, Sparrow, Robin, Harbinger and Loudon gliders. For further information on those aircraft please refer to Canadian Soaring Archive entries 2026-01-052 (Wren), 2026-01-050 (Sparrow), 2026-03-001 (Robin), and 2026-01-018 (Loudon).