John Bange of Clifton Australia with Porterfield

[Tom Porterfield]

John Bange standing beside his vintage Porterfield Special monoplane, UH-UVH on his property at Back Plains, Queensland. A pioneering glider pilot, Bange designed and built the first enclosed-fuselage glider which made its maiden flight over Clifton on the 27 October 1935.

John Bange on a racing bike on his property in Clifton, Queensland. ca 1930

NOTE: This 1936 Porterfield UH-UVH Still Flies and is registered to Keith and Trevor Bange of Clifton, Australia.

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