PLANE CRASH AND GLIDER CLUB -

In November 1919 Norman Hicks brought a small aeroplane to Pingelly and offered joy flights over the area for a fee. Local children were given the day off from school and unable to contain their excitement surged onto the landing area as the plane was coming in with some paying passengers aboard.

Norman brought the nose of the plane up to avoid the children but failed to clear overhead lines resulting in a sudden end to the joy flights. Luckily no one was injured but the plane was badly damaged.

The accident didn't seem to put the locals off the thought of flying as a glider club was formed some 10 years later. The glider was locally constructed and was launched by means of an elastic rope. When the rope finally wore out the glider was towed aloft with a motor car. Eventually the glider crashed and was too badly damaged to be repaired and its remains were said to be stored away somewhere in someone's shed.

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