District I Report - 2004/05
Connecticut / Maine / Massachusetts / New Hampshire / Rhode Island / Vermont
Vice President
Don Krafft PO Box 1828 Duxbury, MA 02331-1828 (781) 934-6248
Associate Vice Presidents
- James Gilliatt, 533 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742-3714, [email protected]
- M. C. McGuffin, 116 Hillview Avenue, Houlton, ME 04730-2312
- Harry S. Newman, 36 Sherwood Drive, Hooksett, NH 03106-1077
- Richard Sherman, 30 High Street, Plymouth, NH 03264-1223
- Andrew Argenio, 3 Sheila Ave., Smithfield, RI 02917
- Bob Wallace, 91 Sylvan Street, Avon, CT 06001-2230
Frequency Coordinator
Joel Chappell 21 Billings Street Milford, NH 03055-3906 Tel: (603) 673-6240
Gaslight DC-3
In a previous column there were pictures of a DC-3 built by Paul Johnson of Maine.
I spoke with Steve Faber of Owego, New York (near Binghamton), who also has a model of the Gaslight DC-3. His model was built by a local modeler who has since passed away. The model has a wingspan of 144 inches, a length of 102 inches, weighs about 50 pounds, and is powered by two G-38 engines.
The aircraft is approximately 15–17 years old and has been flown roughly 20 times.
Wingbusters Model Airplane Club
The Wingbusters Model Airplane Club is located in the eastern portion of the Commonwealth, not far from Plymouth, Massachusetts. The club has approximately 100 members and holds several events each year.
One such event is the annual open house. Neighbors and area residents are invited to attend, view the activities, and enjoy free hot dogs and sodas. One club member is known to donate several homemade apple pies, which alone makes attending worthwhile.
For younger attendees there are ground school sessions and opportunities to fly a model using the buddy-box system. The 2003 event was originally scheduled for June 22 but was moved to June 29 due to weather. Even with the date change, the event was successful.
John Arrigo, club president, furnished the following pictures.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
