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We were able to celebrate New Year’s
Day in a special way this year.
As you may know, the Smithsonian
Institution opened a new Air and Space
Museum at Dulles Airport. We decided
that there was no better way to usher in the
New Year than by visiting the Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center.
The museum contains various aircraft
from the early 1900s to the present day. I
highly recommend a visit to this museum
to anyone interested in the history of flight.
The following pictures illustrate some
of the collection.
UNFORTUNATELY District III has lost
another valuable member. Eva Bittle
passed away on December 30, 2003, at age
83.
Eva and her husband Ralph worked
tirelessly at local meetings all across the
Delaware Valley in the fifties and sixties
including the Nationals at Willow Grove
Naval Air Station. She was a contest
director for many years and also served as
an associate vice president in District III.
Eva was always one who worked so
others could fly.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the
Weak Signals R/C show in Toledo, Ohio.
The dates are April 2-4, 2004. See the Web
site at www.toledoshow.com/ for more
information.
The 2004 Weak Signal officers.
We are thankful to the Weak Signals for
their sponsorship of the AMA scholarships
and the other various activities.
The members of the Black Sheep
Squadron of Northeast Pennsylvania
continue to enjoy learning the skills of
Radio Control flying. The club’s Wings
instruction program teaches beginner,
intermediate, and advanced skills. A pair of
wings is awarded for each level of
advancement.
Further information can be found on the
Black Sheep Squadron’s Web site at
www.blacksheepsquadronpa.org.
Brian Judge, a local teacher, appreciates
the value of learning new skills.
Ohio / Pennsylvania /
West Virginia
Bob Brown
Vice President
35 Sanford Street
Bradford PA 16701
(814) 368-7655
E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Vice Presidents
Mike Barbee, 6561 Calgary Court, Columbus OH
43229-2008 (614) 891-1643
David H. Ellis, 5261 DeWitt Road, Cross Lanes
WV 25313-1209 (304) 776-1408
Nelson Gould, 1340 Oak Drive, Macungie PA
18062 (610) 395-9159
Donald Klopp, 30 Rosemont Dr., Myerstown PA
17067 (717) 866-6469
Dan Luchaco, 605 Stevenson Street, Sayre PA
18840 (570) 888-1856 [email protected]
Tom Morris, 5131 Delford, Pittsburgh PA 15207
(412) 461-7364
Frank Noll, 5492 Waterloo Road, Dayton OH
45459 (937) 435-9232
Matthew Turowski, 5 Dogwood Road, Drums, PA
18222 (717) 788-0661
Joseph S. Vislay, 1381 Cranbrook Drive, PO Box
851, Maumee OH 43537-3062 (419) 893-9537
E-mail: [email protected]
Frequency Coordinator
John Cottle, 1012 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort
PA 18704 (717) 287-8970
District III Report
You are greeted by a P-40 and SR-71 at
the entrance.
The Conquest 1, an F8F-2 Bearcat.
A Boeing P-26A Peashooter.
Do you remember this Chipmunk? The Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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