My grandfather I have not had the opportunity to meet long since separated my grandmother when my mother was a child. As a child I was told that he lived far away and traveled a lot. My uncle once told me about how memorable his crossing of the Andes in glider, which was the first in history on October 30, 1956 along with a German friend, but now I see it as the story of my grandfather has passed Argentina's history and the history of the Flyers.
That story and the story of how he met my grandmother Pearl when she was taking flying lessons and became enamored with the instructor, are part of the family history. Today
googling to find some info and see it up in wikipedia .
"First crossing of the Andes with two gliders. Glider Sky High registration LV-EEN and IA-41 flying wing "Vulture", piloted by Dori Claudio (Argentina) and Heinz Schidhauer (German) Airman Institute of Cordoba. Takeoff from San Carlos de Bariloche and land in Ensenada (Chile), after 3h 30 m flight.
No glider crossed the ridge and made history but here in Chile I'm remembering the story of my family at home trasandino, closer than you think.
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