District V - 2012/09
Report submitted by Roger Marshall, AMA District V Associate Vice President (AVP) — South Carolina
The Carolina Sod Busters club and the Giant Scale Warbirds Association co-hosted the Sod Busters Warbirds Invasion at the Modern Turf sod farm near Camden, South Carolina. The fly-in was held April 27–28, 2012. In perfect flying weather, 45 modelers flew from dawn to dusk on both Friday and Saturday. Forest Morris of York, South Carolina, was the contest director for the meet.
In addition to the usual large numbers of Mustangs, Thunderbolts, and other World War II types, there were many World War I aircraft at the meet—some outstandingly detailed.
In Memoriam — Lamar Blair
Lamar Blair, 58, died June 9, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Vickie Jarrett Blair. Hartselle Heritage Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Notable contributions and roles:
- Longtime active member of the Decatur Model Airplane Club (DMAC) in Decatur, Alabama.
- Instrumental in the acquisition and development of the Flint flying site; devoted many hours supervising its construction.
- Past president of DMAC, serving in that capacity for several years.
- Active Pattern flier; at one time ranked nationally and sponsored by a leading radio manufacturer.
- Served as AVP for AMA District V for a number of years.
Because of declining health he had not been active in the DMAC for the past two or three years. He will be missed.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
