Gents,

I was FAI pattern pilot in the past. That was the reason my activities were FAI related. Only the qualities of Ed Kazmirski were a highlight for me when I did make a study of his history. This was my reason to show you the man on the picture too, both important for the history of modeling.

Last point to show were the differences:

Our man of the black and white picture was the most important man Ed did beat in the past (I think) and thát was a difference in place, number one Ed number two Gustav. Gustav?

Yes, see for Gustav Sämann
http://www.fai.org/aeromodelling/f1/wakefield/1955

Gustav’s father was fighter pilot in WW1 (Fokker?), he himself did work for Messerschmitt as an aerodynamic specialist (wind tunnel?) Was Wakefield Champion of a worldwide organized event in 1955. Ypu can read the Wakefield story in the FAI document. So believe me, he did know all about aerodynamics.

For Ed, I did look in the Hall of Fame of the AMA.

http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/hoflist.aspx

In February 2009 I did have contact about the nomination of Ed but for me as an individual it is too complicated, I am no AMA member either.
If it is still possible and there are members who want to take care of that, please do. For me it is still inexplicable why I do not read his name in the Hall of Fame of the AMA!


EROPEAN ATTENTION 1960 YEAR OF THE ORION

It is 50 years ago the first World Championships Pattern were organized in Zurich Switzerland location Dübendorf.
Ed became world champion on this first organized World Pattern contest,

The anniversary was a big event on 21 August 2010 and the replicas of the oldies were there too. I am grateful the people of Dübendorf do show a lot of very nice pictures of that event. See:
http://www.telesys.ch/index.php?cat=33

The pictures I show are of the pilots of place one, two and three of 1960. The picture of Gustav is of 1962 England I am searching for a picture of 1960.
Place numbe three was for Karl Heinz Stegmaier.

Cees