VJ day — Volmer Jensen’s hang gliders

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Volmer Jensen and Irv Culver’s plywood, fabric, and metal VJ-23 in an advert in Ground Skimmer. The original photo was likely by George Uveges.

This related topics menu links to material in the main hang gliding pages. The links here are in chronological order.

• Sticks and rudders in Hang gliding before 1973 part 2 including Irv Culver
• Late 1960s and early 1970s in color in Hang gliding before 1973 part 2 for a group photo that includes Irv Culver and Volmer Jensen with the VJ-23
• Fun in the sun in Hang gliding 1973 part 1
• Swing wing in Hang gliding 1973 part 2 (color photos)
• Flying with seagulls in Torrance Beach

Other related

Early powered ultralights part 1

Mitchell Wing

External links

Hang Ten Hang Gliding World Meet, Part 1 in April 1976 on the Steve Morris YouTube channel, starting at 6 minutes 17 seconds for a VJ-23 in action

Skunk Works’ Irven Culver Dies by Elaine Woo, 1999, in Los Angeles Times