Rolladen-Schneider LS-7 BGA.3437 at Dishforth airfield.

At 15.00hrs on 22nd July 1989 this glider landed normally on the undercarriage at Dishforth airfield but after landing the undercarriage became unlocked. The wheel folded and the glider settled onto the fuselage which slightly damaging it. The glider appears to have been built in 1989 but who it was registered to at the time of this mishap is not yet known. It was later rebuilt and registered as G-DFOG to Derek Smith, of North Cowton.

Pilot - Name unknown.

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