Bowland Forest Gliding Club
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Bowland Forest Gliding Club is a British gliding club near the village of Chipping, Lancashire. It was formed as the Blackpool and Fylde Gliding Club in 1930, and is a members-only club, with no paid employees. It owns its airfield, generally called Chipping Airfield, but also known as Bowland Forest, Fiddlers Lane or Lower Cock Hill Farm.
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Quick Facts Abbreviation, Established ...
Abbreviation | BFGC |
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Established | 1930 |
Founder | William T. Aked |
Headquarters | Chipping Airfield |
Key people | John Scholes 'Jack' Aked |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Blackpool & Fylde Gliding Club |
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Quick Facts Chipping Airfield, Summary ...
Chipping Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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Owner/Operator | Bowland Forest Gliding Club Ltd | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Lancashire | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 587 ft / 179 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°53′6″N 2°37′15″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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The whole field is available for landing in any direction[1] Lengths from Google Earth |
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