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Memorial Stone for the Nida Gliding School
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The Nida Gliding School, the main summer campsite for Lithuanian glider pilots, operated from 1933 to 1939. During this period, 508 glider pilots were trained, including trainees from Germany, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, France, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, and other countries. This school is associated with notable achievements such as that of Jonas Pyragius, who in 1936 stayed aloft for 22 hours and 36 minutes, setting the 4th world record, and Lithuanian record-holder Alfredas Gysas, who in 1938 remained airborne for 26 hours and 3 minutes, achieving the 3rd best result in the world record list.
In 1978, an arch was erected on the foundations of the former hangar to mark the location of the gliding school. In 1998, commemorating the 65th anniversary of the school, a memorial stone was unveiled to honor Lithuanian and German glider pilots. The site of the former gliding school can be reached by turning off the road leading to the Parnidis Dune.
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