Unidentified glider at Ambler Thorn, Queensbury.
Over the weekend of 2nd / 3rd May 1931 a glider club gathering was arranged to be held on rising ground at Ambler Thorn, west of Queensbury. Thousands of people attended to witness the flights that were planned to have been made but the weather was poor and this affected flying. By Saturday, 2nd May 1931 the Bradford Gliding Club had brought a training glider while the Scarborough Gliding Club brought a two seater glider though the weather prevented either from being flown. The German gliding expert Herr Magesuppe attended the event and he managed to make a few short flights. On the fourth flight the glider landed in a field a few hundred yards below the gliding site but owing to wet grass it skidded. The pilot attempted to turn to avoid crashing into a stone wall but was unsuccessful and a wing was damaged when it struck the wall.
Pilot - Herr Carl Magersuppe.