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- George_Lee_(pilot) abstract "Douglas George Lee MBE (b 7 November 1945) is a glider pilot who was world gliding champion on three consecutive occasions.He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He joined the Royal Air Force as an engineering apprentice at the age of sixteen in 1962, becoming a British subject. He completed his training as an electrical fitter and in 1967 he was selected for officer and pilot training. He joined an operational squadron in 1971 flying Phantoms. He left the RAF in 1983 as a Squadron Leader and joined Cathay Pacific to fly Boeing 747s.During his apprenticeship he began gliding with the Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association, winning his first British National Championship in 1974 in an ASW17. He was selected for the British Team for the World Gliding Championships at Räyskälä in Finland in 1976 and won the Open Class in an ASW17. He then won the following two World Championships at Châteauroux in France 1978 (also in an ASW17) and at Paderborn in Germany 1981 in a Nimbus-3, becoming the first person to win three successive World Championships titles. He flew in two more World Championships but his home in Hong Kong had reduced his opportunities for gliding and so he was out of practice.He received several awards including the MBE, the Royal Aero Club's Gold Medal, the Britannia Trophy (twice) and the Lilienthal Gliding Medal. In 1978 he took Prince Charles for his first flight in a glider.He bought a farm near Dalby in Queensland in 1996 in anticipation of his retirement in 1999. He established a small airfield there and is now an Australian citizen. With his Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM, he taught advanced pilots for ten years. He and his wife, Maren, are now active in their church and in politics in Queensland. They have two children, Sonja and Brian. He has published his autobiography Hold Fast To Dreams.".
- George_Lee_(pilot) birthDate "1946".
- George_Lee_(pilot) birthPlace Dublin.
- George_Lee_(pilot) birthPlace Republic_of_Ireland.
- George_Lee_(pilot) birthYear "1946".
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- George_Lee_(pilot) wikiPageExternalLink holdfasttodreams.com.
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- George_Lee_(pilot) airForce Royal_Air_Force.
- George_Lee_(pilot) awards "*MBE *Royal Aero Club's Gold Medal *Britannia Trophy *Lilienthal Gliding Medal".
- George_Lee_(pilot) birthPlace Dublin.
- George_Lee_(pilot) birthPlace Republic_of_Ireland.
- George_Lee_(pilot) dateOfBirth "1946".
- George_Lee_(pilot) education "Royal Air Force engineering apprentice ship in aircraft electrical systems".
- George_Lee_(pilot) firstRace "1974".
- George_Lee_(pilot) fullName "Douglas George Lee".
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- George_Lee_(pilot) knownFor "Multiple Open-class Gliding World Championship winner".
- George_Lee_(pilot) name "George Lee MBE".
- George_Lee_(pilot) name "Lee, George".
- George_Lee_(pilot) nationality "born Irish, naturalised British, now Australian".
- George_Lee_(pilot) placeOfBirth "Dublin, Ireland".
- George_Lee_(pilot) racingAircraft Schempp-Hirth_Nimbus-3.
- George_Lee_(pilot) racingBest "Three times world champion: 1976, 1978 & 1981".
- George_Lee_(pilot) rank Squadron_leader.
- George_Lee_(pilot) relatives "Sonja Lee and Brian Lee - children".
- George_Lee_(pilot) shortDescription "Glider pilot".
- George_Lee_(pilot) spouse Maren_Lee.
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- George_Lee_(pilot) comment "Douglas George Lee MBE (b 7 November 1945) is a glider pilot who was world gliding champion on three consecutive occasions.He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He joined the Royal Air Force as an engineering apprentice at the age of sixteen in 1962, becoming a British subject. He completed his training as an electrical fitter and in 1967 he was selected for officer and pilot training. He joined an operational squadron in 1971 flying Phantoms.".
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