Gliding Club of Victoria

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The Gliding Club of Victoria was founded in 1929 and moved to the Benalla Airport in 1953. The club held the World Gliding Championships at Benalla in 1987 and 2017.

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References

Gliding Club of Victoria Archived 7 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine