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Imperial College Gliding Club

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ICGC
Base Airfield Lasham
Formed 1930
Membership 210 (2022/23)
Captain Matthew Homo

Imperial College Gliding Club is the oldest, and one of the largest, university gliding clubs in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1930, the club was the second club to become affiliated to the British Gliding Association, and has for most of its life flown from Lasham Airfield in Hampshire. The club maintains an archive website where details of the club's history since 1930 are kept.

ICGC Fleet
ICGC's ASW24 '96' at the Long Mynd.
ICGC's ASW24 '96' at the Long Mynd.
ASW 24 glider.
Type designation ASW 24
Competition Number 96
Wing Span / Best L/D 15 / 44

Discus B glider.
Type designation Discus B
Competition Number 296
Wing Span / Best L/D 15 / 42.5

ICGC glider 496 Grob 103
ICGC glider 496 Grob 103
Grob 103 C glider.
Type designation Grob 103 C
Competition Number 496
Wing Span / Best L/D 18 / 36.1

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