History
The club was formed in the 1970s, and was officially affiliated to the Buckminster Gliding Club at Saltby Airfield. The founding member was Mr Brian Spreckley, then an undergraduate at the University, and subsequently the 1987 World Gliding Champion. In 2005 he was also the recipient of the FAI Paul Tissandier Diploma for services to gliding.
In 1990 the club moved from Saltby to begin a new affiliation with the Four Counties Gliding Club, flying from RAF Syerston until 2004, and subsequently at RAF Barkston Heath. The affiliation with Four Counties ended when that club moved to RAF Wittering.
Since May 2005 NUGC have been affiliated to and fly with Cranwell Gliding Club at RAF Cranwell.
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