Unidentified glider "Wein" at Scarborough.
A gliding and soaring exhibition at Scarborough was held using Castle Hill as a launch site on Friday, 11th July 1930 with around 5000 people visiting to watch. High winds at the coast caused problems for both pilots and both gliders were damaged. Magersuppe used a catapult to launch the glider but as it was launched a wing tip caught the fence next to the cliff edge, this caused the glider to bank sharply and while it flew with the wind across the castle grounds it then descended down over the edge of the cliff toward Marine Drive. The glider appears to have landed in the sea and while Magersuppe stayed in the cockpit for a few minutes he eventually climbed out and was rescued by a motorboat having been seated on the fuselage. A lifeboat later towed the glider back to the shore. Kronfield later attempted to take off from Castle Hill, it climbed to around six feet but the pilot found that the air current prevented the glider flying over the cliff edge so he banked the glider but it then lost height and crashed. The cockpit was damaged and he received an injury to his mouth. Several people who were holding ropes were struck by a wing of the crashing glider and received minor injuries. The glider was said to require repair and that it would need to be transported to London for this to be carried out.
Pilot - Robert Kronfield. Injured.
Bystander - Mr F L Gardiner. Treasurer of Scarborough Gliding Club. Minor injuries.