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Camphill 1962
Come fly with me - see the world from above with the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club.
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Activities at Camphill, home of the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club. The film records launches, flights and landings, and takes a bird's eye view of the Derbyshire countryside.
The Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club has been based at Camphill in Great Hucklow, Derbyshire since 1935, and many pioneers of gliding were members or flew from here. In 1954, Camphill hosted the World Gliding Championships.
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