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50 photos tagged gliders, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.

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Related tags

Tags that often appear on the same photos:

• aviation
• aeronautics
• sdasm
• sp1
• bowlus
• robertmagee
• johnmontgomery
• gliding
• aircraft
• glider
• vintage
• xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
• usmc
• 35mm
• airplane
• slidefilm
• 1940s
• transparency
• marines
• libraryofcongress
• schweizer
• marinecorps
• transparencies
• unitedstatesmarinecorps

Members using this tag

• SDASM Archives 43 photos
• The Library of Congress 4 photos
• Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales 1 photo
• New York Public Library 1 photo
• State Library of New South Wales 1 photo

Conversations

Here’s a selection of the conversations happening on these photos:

Hallowe-'en greeting.

from New York Public Library

• jamica1 said:

  Be fascinating to know the exact date on this; to see how quickly aviation technology gets incorporated into pop culture this way.

• calm respect said:

  this is FANTASTIC. VERY RARE for witch to be riding a bi- plane. Santa yes, witches hardly ever, this is the first I personally have seen !

• calm respect said:

  the time frame would be around when the Wright brothers flew the first plane.

• calm respect said:

  look at the wings playing cards!

Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• mambo1935 said:

  amazing sight!

Marine Corps gliders in flight from Page Field, Parris Island, S.C. (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Gerry Asher said:

  Neat shot - note they're both under tow, probably by the same aircraft. Check out the difference in the tow line angles.

• Veterans U.S. Military said:

  I had no clue the Library of Congress was on Flickr! Naturally you all have some of the BEST pictures and some of the oldest, thanks for sharing!