Manuel Wren

Wren
General information
TypeSingle seat sailplane
National originUK
Designer
W. L. Manuel
Number built13, all variants included
History
First flightJuly 1931

The Manuel Crested and Willow Wrens formed a series of wooden, single-seat gliders designed in the UK by W. L. Manuel in the early 1930s, intended for slope soaring. Some were built by the designer, others from plans he supplied. The Dunstable Kestrel was a further development.