At the Australian Gliding Museum, Jim Barton celebrated his 93rd birthday. Jim was a co-founder of the museum 25 years ago and is well-known for his long association with gliding through the Gliding Club of Victoria at Benalla. Jim has also received a Special Commendation Award for volunteering from the Australian Museums & Galleries Association.
Vale Doug Lyon.
Doug was a member of Beaufort Gliding Club over his almost 80 years of active participation in gliding.
Doug is pictured with his favourite aircraft, Zephyrus, which he designed and built.
These photos from Christopher Smith are of the vintage glider SF-26 at Lake Keepit in 1993, when Christopher was
helping Charlie Willis with a fabric repair near the tail.
