EON Olympia 2b "BGA.537" glider at Sutton Bank.
On either 16th or 17th October 1970 this glider was being flown in the Sutton Bank area when it made a sudden dive. The pilot was unable to recover enough height to reach the flying site and it crashed onto the hillside below the site, possibly the cliff face.
Pilot - Name unknown.
This glider was given it's certificate of airworthiness in September 1947. It was owned by the North Downs Gliding Trust Limited from 8th April 1949 to 10th January 1964 and flew from Redhill, Surrey when it was withdrawn from use on the 1964 date. After this date it is believed to have been converted to a Mk2 variant and registered as G-ALKA.