Soaring Magazine Index for 1950 to 1959 organized by section

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Book Reviews, Club News, Cover, Editorial, Interesting gliders, Letter, Obituaries, SSA News, Safety First, Spiraling with E.J., The Canadian scene, The idea corner, Twenty years ago, Unusual gliders, West words

Book Reviews
A.E. Slater, Further Outlook, by R.S. Storer and F.H. Ludlam, March-April, 1955, page 33

H. Selvidge, Flying is My Life/ The Sky My Kingdom, by Hanna Reitsch, September-October, 1957, pages ,33

H. Selvidge, The Airman's World, by Gill Robb Wilson, November-December, 1957

W.T. Royce, Cloud Reading for Pilots, by Ann Welch, January-February, 1958, pages ,33

H.A. Namtry, Book Review: Gliding, by Derek Piggott, November-December, 1958, pages 33,39

G. Steuer, Aerodynamische Profile, by Dr. F.W. Riegels, March-April, 1959, pages 33,55
Club News
B.M. Ryan, ed., Club News, September-October, 1958

B.M. Ryan, ed., Club News, November-December, 1958

B.M. Ryan, ed., January-February, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., March-April, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., May-June, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., July, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., August, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., September, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., October, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., November, 1959

B.M. Ryan, ed., December, 1959
Cover
W.H. Coverdale, Jr., FAI awards, May-June, 1951, page 3

Harris Hill During the 18th Nationals, July-August, 1951

A Look at the Odessa Records Camp, September-October, 1951, pages 3,3,10

Ted Nelson and Harry Perl in the Hummingbird over the hills near Warm Spring Gliderport, CA, November-December, 1951

W.H. Coverdale, America goes to Spain Aboard the S.S. Exochorda, July-August, 1952, page 11

Paul Schweizer and 1-24; Doug Bradley, Youngest Contestant, September-October, 1952

Gehrleins; Girl, glider , tetrahedron, November-December, 1952

Evolution of Glider Design, 1903 and 1953, January-February, 1953

Lippisch Delta Wing glider in full scale tunnel; Soaring Champion, March-April, 1953

Fauvel AV-36 Flying Wing; Soaring Attracts Beauty, May-June, 1953

Soaring Contest; Friendship, July-August, 1953

Winners Circle; Two 1-23s over valley, September-October, 1953

1953 Gliders; 1903 Gliders, November-December, 1953

TSA's Pfeiffer Winch; Bill Hoverman and 1-23D Snowbird Meet, January-February, 1954

Danish Rhönbuzzard; Harry Perl in his Penetrator, March-April, 1954

Maggie Kensey solos 2-22; Ohio Aviation Board Director with Rudy Opitz, May-June, 1954

I.A. 41 Uruba; EPB-1, July-August, 1954

Lyle Maxey in M-K-P; Don Mitchell's Nimbus, September-October, 1954

MG-19; 1-23E, November-December, 1954

Antonov A-9; Nucleon Sailplane, January-February, 1955

HKS-1; K-1, March-April, 1955

Stevens powered Bowlus Baby Albatross; Nelson Hummingbird, May-June, 1955

E. Schweizer and all-metal sailplanes -- first and latest, July-August, 1955

22nd National Soaring Championships, September-October, 1955

WLM-II; Spyr-V, November-December, 1955

D-34 Sailplane, photo by Martin Deskau; Hanna Reitsch in Zugvogel, photo by Martin Deskau, January-February, 1956

Elfe-III, photo by Heimgartner, March-April, 1956

Exhibit at Henry Ford Museum, photo courtesy Henry Ford Museum, May-June, 1956

Sailplanes at Smaden, Switzerland, photo by Maurer, July-August, 1956

Jenny Mae, photo by R.A. Smith; Breguet 901, photo by F.H. Matteson, September-October, 1956

Super-Elfe, photo by Heimgartner, November-December, 1956

Ambrosini "Conguro" and AVM "Gheppio" photo by Giorgio Apostolo, January-February, 1957

Schweizer 1-26 at TSA, March-April, 1957

New Sailplane Design, photo by Fred S. Lord, May-June, 1957

Stan Smith at competition, photo by Rose Marie Licher, July-August, 1957

Les Arnold, Champion, and Nelson Nummingbird, photo by Rose Marie Licher, September-October, 1957

Laister-Kauffman at Torrey Pines, photo by Rose Marie Licher, November-December, 1957

Rose Marie Licher, Arizona Soaring Association's new soaring site and a TG-3, photo by Rose Marie Licher, January-February, 1958

P.M. Bowers, Schweizer 1-19 after C flight, photo by Peter M. Bowers, March-April, 1958

J. Oberlerchner, Musger Mg 23, photo by Josef Oberlerchner, May-June, 1958

F. Matteson, Zugvogel on tow, photo by Fred Matteson, July-August, 1958

T. Henderson, HP-8, 1-21; photos by Tom Henderson, September-October, 1958

XM-1 designed by James Marske; Breguet 905, French standard class, photo by Lesgourgues, November-December, 1958

H.A. Damron, Douglas Soaring Club Pratt Read sailplane at El Mirage, California, photo by Houston A. Damron, January-February, 1959

W. Taylor, Schweizer 2-22c at Torrey Pines, Ca, photo by Bill Taylor, March-April, 1959

E. St. Aubin, Seattle Glider Council Schweizer TG-2, photo by Earl St. Aubin, May-June, 1959

Antelope Valley Soaring Club's TG-3A at El Mirage, July, 1959

R.F. Nowakowski, TG-1 Cinema at Kennewick, WA, photo by R.F. Nowakowski, August, 1959

W. Taylor, L-K at Torrey Pines, photo by Bill Taylor, September, 1959

E.J. Walty, Minimoa, photo by E.J. Walty, October, 1959

P.M. Bowers, Olympic Soaring Club's DFS Olympia, photo by Peter M. Bowers, November, 1959

P.M. Bowers, Modified Bergfalke II, photo by Peter M. Bowers, December, 1959
Editorial
J.D. Carsey, Dr. W. B. Klemperer, September-October, 1951

F.J. Sweet, March-April, 1956, pages 53,55

P.A Schweizer, 100% support for the internationals, July-August, 1958

Every sailplane soaring again, September-October, 1958

P.A. Schweizer, November-December, 1958

A message from the president, January-February, 1959, page 53

H. Selvidge, Something for everyone, March-April, 1959

H. Selvidge, Plans for Soaring Magazine, May-June, 1959, page 53

H. Selvidge, Dark days at the Air Force Academy, July, 1959

H. Selvidge, Meets vs Meetings, September, 1959

H. Selvidge, Soaring science and technology, October, 1959, page 1

Harner B. Selvidge, Winter opportunities, November, 1959, page 10
Interesting gliders
P.M. Bowers, Interesting Gliders, May-June, 1954

P.M. Bowers, Interesting Gliders, July-August, 1954

P.M. Bowers, Interesting Gliders, September-October, 1954

P.M. Bowers, May-June, 1956

P.M. Bowers, Interesting gliders, July-August, 1956, page 21

P.M. Bowers, September-October, 1956

P.M. Bowers, November-December, 1956

P.M. Bowers, March-April, 1957, page 55

P.M. Bowers, May-June, 1957, page 23

P.M. Bowers, September-October, 1957

P.M. Bowers, January-February, 1958, pages ,31

P.M. Bowers, March-April, 1958, pages ,20,23

P.M. Bowers, May-June, 1958

P.M. Bowers, July-August, 1958

P.M. Bowers, Gyro Gliders, September-October, 1958, pages ,

P.M. Bowers, November-December, 1958, pages ,

P.M. Bowers, January-February, 1959

P.M. Bowers, March-April, 1959

P.M. Bowers, May-June, 1959

P.M. Bowers, July, 1959

P.M. Bowers, DeHavilland EG-2, August, 1959, page 19

P.M. Bowers, September, 1959

P.M. Bowers, October, 1959, page 1

P.M. Bowers, November, 1959

P.M. Bowers, December, 1959, pages ,5,23
Letter
W.B. Briegleb, September-October, 1950

Thayer Smith, September-October, 1950, pages ,52

A.B. Schultz, January-February, 1951

N. Kadmon, Soaring readers write, January-February, 1956
Obituaries
A. Raspet, To Paul Tuntland, September-October, 1950

E.G. Minghelli, Paul Tuntland, September-October, 1950

R. Thomas, Paul Tuntland, September-October, 1950, pages ,5

H.M. Davies, Paul Tuntland, September-October, 1950, pages ,,19

J.C. Campion, Paul Tuntland, September-October, 1950, pages ,7

W.S. Ivans, Jr., In Memoriam R.F. Symons, May-June, 1958, pages ,29

E.O. Menefee, In Memoriam John B. Sawyer, September-October, 1958

E. Southee, In Memoriam William R. Enyart, November-December, 1958

Dr. Edward P. Warner, November-December, 1958
SSA News
The National Governing Body for Motorless Flight in the United States is Fully Active, September-October, 1953

November-December, 1953

May-June, 1954

July-August, 1954

September-October, 1954

November-December, 1954

January-February, 1955

March-April, 1955

May-June, 1955

July-August, 1955

September-October, 1955

November-December, 1955

January-February, 1956

March-April, 1956

May-June, 1956

July-August, 1956

November-December, 1956

January-February, 1957

March-April, 1957

May-June, 1957

July-August, 1957

September-October, 1957

September-October, 1957

September-October, 1957

November-December, 1957

January-February, 1958

March-April, 1958

May-June, 1958

July-August, 1958

September-October, 1958

November-December, 1958

January-February, 1959

Directors' Meeting, March-April, 1959

May-June, 1959

July, 1959

October, 1959

November, 1959
Safety First
J.M. Robertson, compiler, Accident report, September, 1959

J.M. Robertson, compiler, July-August, 1957

J.M. Robertson, compiler, Safety First, September-October, 1957

H. Selvidge, November-December, 1957
Spiraling with E.J.
E.J. Reeves, California, September-October, 1952, page 50

E.J. Reeves, Washington State, November-December, 1952

E.J. Reeves, Colorado, January-February, 1953, page 50

E.J. Reeves, Middle-West, March-April, 1953, page 51

E.J. Reeves, May-June, 1953, pages ,50

E.J. Reeves, July-August, 1953

E.J. Reeves, September-October, 1953, pages ,11

E.J. Reeves, Spiraling with E. J., November-December, 1953

E.J. Reeves, January-February, 1954

E.J. Reeves, Elsinore, March-April, 1954, page 51

E.J. Reeves, May-June, 1954, page 1

E.J. Reeves, July-August, 1954

E.J. Reeves, September-October, 1954

E.J. Reeves, November-December, 1954, pages ,11

E.J. Reeves, Spiraling with E.J., January-February, 1955, page 58

E.J. Reeves, March-April, 1955, pages ,53

E.J. Reeves, May-June, 1955, pages ,11

E.J. Reeves, July-August, 1955, page 11

E.J. Reeves, September-October, 1955, pages ,11

E.J. Reeves, November-December, 1955, pages ,11

E.J. Reeves, January-February, 1956

E.J. Reeves, March-April, 1956, page 50

E.J. Reeves, May-June, 1956, pages ,53

E.J. Reeves, July-August, 1956, page 11
The Canadian scene
D.A. Shenstone, January-February, 1950

D.A. Shenstone, March-April, 1950

D.A. Shenstone, May-June, 1950

D.A. Shenstone, July-August, 1950

D.A. Shenstone, September-October, 1950

D.A. Shenstone, November-December, 1950

D.A. Shenstone, January-February, 1951

D.A. Shenstone, March-April, 1951

D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene -- Observations on the Behavior of Sationary Thermals, July-August, 1951

D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene, September-October, 1951

D.A. Shenstone, Canadian Scene "L'Affaire Mu", November-December, 1951

D.A. Shenstone, January-February, 1952
The idea corner
F.B. Friedewald, November, 1959, pages ,22,,3

F.B. Friedewald, compiler, Turn and Bank Indicator, December, 1959, pages 28,22
Twenty years ago
Twenty Years Ago, January-February, 1957

Twenty Years Ago, March-April, 1957

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, May-June, 1957, pages ,22

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, July-August, 1957

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, September-October, 1957

E.J. Reeves, Twenty Years Ago, November-December, 1957
Unusual gliders
P.M. Bowers, March-April, 1955, page 6

P.M. Bowers, May-June, 1955, pages 23,38,6

P.M. Bowers, September-October, 1955, page 6

P.M. Bowers, November-December, 1955, pages ,6
West words
L.M. Licher, July-August, 1956, page 33

L.M. Licher, November-December, 1956, pages 10,33

L.M. Licher, January-February, 1957, pages 10,33

L.M. Licher, March-April, 1957, pages 10,,33

L.M. Licher, May-June, 1957, page 10

B.M. Ryan, July-August, 1957, pages ,10

B.M. Ryan, September-October, 1957, page 10

B.M. Ryan, November-December, 1957, page 10

B.M. Ryan, January-February, 1958

B.M. Ryan, March-April, 1958, pages ,10

B.M. Ryan, May-June, 1958, pages ,10

B.M. Ryan, July-August, 1958, page 10

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