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National hang gliding competition won by resident Jonny Carr, 72

By
Oliver Steel
/
June 7, 2022
1 min

Jonny Carr, 72, has won a national hang gliding competition, claiming top spot at the Great British Aerotow Revival 2022. Congratulations from all of us at Kittyhawk!

Jonny Hang Gliding

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Jonny Carr
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Jonny Carr
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L: Gordon Rigg C: Jonny Carr R: Dave Matthews

Read the full article in the Argus here.

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