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Glider Midair Leads to Bailout over England

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Key Takeaways:

  • Two gliders collided during a soaring competition near Gransden, England, at an altitude of approximately 3,000 feet.
  • One glider, carrying two people, sustained damage but successfully made an emergency landing in a field.
  • The pilot of the second single-seater glider bailed out, sustaining minor injuries and was found dangling by his parachute from a farmhouse.
  • The UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch is currently investigating the collision.
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A pair of gliders participating in a soaring competition recently near Gransden, England, north of London collided, leading to an emergency landing by one and a bailout by the pilot of the other.

According to a BBC report, a glider with two people aboard was damaged in the collision but managed to land safely in a field. The pilot of the other glider, a single-seater, was forced to jump from the aircraft and was located a short time later with minor injuries dangling by his parachute from a farmhouse.

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