Conversation Between Jenna and Hiplanesdrifter

Hi Jenna

I admire your tenacity in researching this airfield!

29th Sept: (‘flight’)At the Bedford School of Flying very good weather has been experienced and two members flew to Lausanne. Among the C.A.G. members four " A " licences have been obtained since September 1 by Messrs. G. W. Dicker, W. L. Stoddon, C. R. Tapper, and J. S. Sproule. The latter is, of course, co-holder of the British two seater glider endurance record.

I was intrigued to see my Dads name J.S.Sproule in your post. Dad got his A License (PPL) at Barton in an Avro Avian.
He did most of his flying in Aeronca G-ADYS and wrote about it in an article called "Shoe String saga" which was first published in 1970 in Pilot magazine, it was re-published in Tail ends of the Fifties compiled by Peter Campbell
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tail-Ends-Fi.../dp/0951559893

If you want to see the glider and the pilots look at this clip towards the end where they are flying from nearby Dunstable
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEOZsA0sI34

I wish you well with your research and hope you find some value in the scraps of info I have sent you.
Kind regards

Sandy Sproule