The “Coogee” is an intermediate single seat sailplane designed and built by Tom Proctor in 1940. Only one was built. It was first flown at Stuart Hill near Bendigo Victoria in January 1941 and was maintained in flying condition until 1967. The aircraft was flown extensively by the Victorian Motorless Flight Group (now the Melbourne Gliding Club) and Geelong Gliding Club and several subsequent owners. This exhibit is a "one off" Australian designed and built glider similar in some respects to the Hutter H17. Its usage is relevant to the history of gliding in Victoria in the post war years. Also the aircraft provides an insight into gliding technology in Australia in the 1940s. Wood and fabric single seat glider sailplane with strutted wings and strutted tailplane – features metal framed perspex canopy, central fuselage skid and wheel, small tail skid, instruments include airspeed, turn and bank indicator; variometer and altimeter. Metal parts include struts and fairing covering wing joint. All surfaces are pink doped – awaiting painting.australian gliding, glider, sailplane, coogee, tom proctor, victorian motorless flight group, geelong gliding club

A large group of people assembled in building. Young and Ledgar’s Wimmera Motor and Engineering Works corner of Scallan and Wimmera Streets. Fiat Logo in Background. The original photographs of this series 371,372,373,374 are owned by Lawrie Steinfort 25 Skene St Stawell. Original 374 had inscriptions that the copy does not show Fiat salesmen Dannes - Ted Mills, Fred Bailey, Don Sparrow, Miss Hould, Ern Simpson, Mrs Walz, Mrs Nolan, Mr. Baily Sr., Walter Giles, Norm Harding, Mr. Harvey, Norm Fittock, Mr. J. Carr, Arch Mihher, Clem Sumner, Tom Ridd, Austin Maclay, J. Paton, Bert Whiteside, Mr. Punchard, Mr. Sewell, EB. Giles, Jack Cunninham, Jim Court, Mr. Campell, Newt Richardson, Jack Nolan, Jules Morgan, Roy Ledgar, Franz Morgan, Chas Proctor, Perc Ledgar, James Young, Les. Ledgar, ? Bill Holden, Syd Maddison, John Simpson, Jack Fitzell. Photograph of a large group of people assembled in a building. Garage - Fiat logo on wall in background.FIAT on the back - Young & Ledgar's Garagestawell