RECORD CLAIMED
GERMAN GLIDER
(Received May 27,11.40 a.m.) ..'.■■< BERLIN, May 26.
A world'altitude record for a glider is claimed by Herr Steirtrich, of Breslau, who reached 17,000. feet.
A Berlin message on May 22 stated that the pilots Steinig- and Wolf glided to a height of 19,686 feet, beating the previous world record by 5577 feet. The above cable apparently relates to a claim for a splo effort.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1937, Page 9
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