Flying Gliders - #7 Couswell Lightning

It has been a while since I have updated the blog.  I certainly have collected quite a few interesting gliders since the last update and I should really get updating the blog more often because I enjoy it a lot.

I found what I thought would be the "holy grail" of gliders as Eric put it.  I found someone selling 2 of the #7 Couswell Lightning gliders on Ebay along with a whole bunch of other gliders. I bought them all just so I could get the #7 Couswell Lightning.  Check it out...

The front of the package looks exactly like the Shen Shin #7 Lockheed or Lightning does.

Flying Gliders - #7 Couswell Lightning

The back of the package is interesting because it says "Made in Taiwan, The Republic of China" as opposed to "Made in Taiwan" like many of the older gliders do.

And here are the contents....  It looks like a Japanese Spitfire coated with rainbows.  Not exactly glider that I was hoping for.

Flying Gliders - #7 Couswell Lightning

This is what I was hoping for... but didn't get.  The hunt for the real one goes on.