A sudden heavy shower of glass ships, one afternoon in May, turned out to be 28 National’s pilots falling to earth on our second runway with three more a couple of fields away. (see Nationals report, p164.) South Marston has never seen so many gliders at one time and we had visions of a, dramatic increase in membership. Minor miracles were worked by Jeannette Martin in the kitchen and Mary Blunt in the bar to feed and water the visitors. Congratulations also to Mary on going solo. A replacement Blanik brings the club fleet back to full strength of a K-13, Blanik, K-18 and Astir CS. Another newcomer is a recently refurbished Rallye tug” though our primary means of launch remains the trusty tow car.
