I liked the Kwik Fli so much I decided to build a second kit in 1974. After I completed the building of the kit but before painting it I got sidetracked with helicopters and ended up trading it to a friend in the mid 70s. I thought of the Kwik Fli occasionally and was recently contacted by my friend and he offered to give me the Kwik Fli back because after all these years he had not completed he paint work. What a wonderful gift from a great friend! He boxed up the aircraft and shipped it via UPS. Unfortunately UPS decided to do some heavy stress testing on the box and crushed it badly. See damage photos below.

To be continued..