Grunau BGA.218 glider at Sutton Bank gliding site.

Between 1st and 14th August 1937 the Yorkshire Gliding Club ran their annual instruction camp at Sutton Bank which allowed for novice glider pilots to come for the duration and learn to fly, leaving with their gliding certificates. During a flight on Monday, 2nd August 1937 this German pilot managed to land the Grunau glider on one of the remaining bushes at the gliding site and it received some damage.

Pilot - Dr Rudolf Haslinger.