Airspeed AS.1 Tern BGA.190 glider damaged near Kilburn.
Between 1st and 9th September 1934 a national glider "derby" meeting was held at Sutton Bank and was arranged by the British Gliding Association. Some fifty pilots had agreed to take part in contests for soaring, distance, altitude, duration and other flying. Many thousands of spectators travelled to Sutton Bank to watch the daily events. During the course of the event a number of gliders were damaged in mishaps. On Sunday, 9th September 1934 this Tern was flown off the south slope at 14.01hrs but five minutes later a landing had to be made in the fields to the south. The glider struck a hedge in the course of landing and was slightly damaged.
Pilot - Dr Alan Fleming McGlashan MC, of South Downs Gliding Club.
Airspeed AS.1 Tern BGA.190 was built by Airspeed Ltd, York and was registered to them as BGA190 in August 1931. As a result of a mishap at Sutton Bank on 25th July 1932 the damaged glider was returned to Airspeed for repair. In 1933 the glider was at R.F.Dagnall’s in Guildford before being sold to the South Down Gliding Club members Graham Andrew Little , Alan Herbert Reffell and Dr Alan Fleming McGlashan in May 1933. Damage resulted at Sutton Bank on 3rd September 1934 and was repaired and back flying again less than a week later. It was then slightly damaged near Sutton Bank on 9th September 1934. It was later registered to G.A.Little in 1935 and remained in his possession, including during the Second World War, when it was placed into store. In June 1946 it was registered to the North Somerset Gliding Club at Westonzoyland before moving to the Bristol Gliding Club at Lulsgate. It suffered a flying accident at Lulsgate after which it was sold to Andy Coulson at Newcastle for spares. After this nothing more of the glider is known.