Dawn Patrol Rendezvous - 2015/02
For the last several years, I have been privileged to be a vendor at the spectacular Dawn Patrol Rendezvous gatherings at the National Museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The Dawn Patrol events were held in two-year intervals until 2011, when the organizers decided to wait until 2014 to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I. This year’s Dawn Patrol Rendezvous took place on the weekend of September 27-28, 2014.
FF SCALE - 2014/12
It is my intention to devote this column to the vendors and their latest offerings at the 2014 Flying Aces Club (FAC) Nationals. Because it is the holiday season, I like to emphasize new products as gifting possibilities. I will mention some of the best to you, but a modeling news flash takes precedence.
FF SCALE - 2014/09
Ron Cicerchi was a U.S. Marine who returned to Cleveland after World War II and worked at Midland Steel Company as a punch-press operator until he lost his arm in a car accident and had to quit. Despite his injury, Ron frequently shopped at Wings Hobby Shop in Cleveland. When Wings’ original owner put it up for sale in 1947, Ron bought the business and successfully ran it until he retired in 1987.
FF Scale 2014/06
In my March 2014 column, I made reference to the budding rebirth of all-sheet FF Scale balsa types. Inspired by the website of Paul and Ralph Bradley, the Cleveland Free Flight Society (CFFS) is building replicas of the all-sheet masterpieces originally produced by Top Flite, Hales Frogflite, Carl Goldberg, and others.
FF Scale 2014/03
During a visit to Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of visiting the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, California. There I saw a new and flourishing collection of airplanes and aviation artifacts.
