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The PIK-13 was a sailplane constructed in Finland to compete in the 1954 World Gliding Championships,Taylor 1989, p.726 held at Camphill Farm, Great Hucklow, UK."World Gliding Championships" 1954, p.250 It was a conventional mid-wing design of "workmanlike" construction"Sailplanes seen at Camphill" 1954, p.3 and underwent five test flights in the course of 1954 before its entry in the competition."PIK-sarjan lentokoneet
In the championships, the PIK-13 was flown by Antti Koskisen,Yates 1954, p.74Wiggin 1954, p.5 who was placed 16th with 931 points.The Lashan Newsletter No 23, 1954, editorial The PIK-13 was destroyed in an accident on 26 March 1956 when the control stick broke in flight. Pilot Jorma Jalkanen parachuted to safety.
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