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Flypast111
 
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Model Hobbies are addicting ... while MODEL AVIATION is an obsession ...
1963 ... age 5 ... first u-control line plane was a Cox P-51B olive drab green with red/white checkerboard decals ...
rubber-band-on wings with red rubber nose cone & 3-blade propeller ... nylon control handle & strings .... smelled
like VICTORY! ... wind-up spring self start engine that stung when it bit ... my father and I both started the engine ...
but he did the flying .... it lasted no more than two seasons ... a stroll down memory lane ... Flypast111