ORIGINAL: RFJ
it is quite possible that the old modeling mags from late 1961 or early 1962 might mention the contest, and what Ed flew
Not much luck - so far. This is from AM January 1962 but does not tell us what we want to know. As you can see, the event was held on September 9th & 10th 1961.
As C. Montgomery Burns would say "continue the research"
Ray
Good job Ray
Actually every bit of info is nice to read and adds to our overall knowledge. This event was held two years before we moved to the area, but it's interesting to see a list of the competitors. I only remember going to ONE Detroit Invitational, (where all the pictures my Dad took were taken), but there may have been more. That was a "snapshot" of the event. Printing this info about the meet demonstrates the ongoing nature and importance of that contest at the time. The RCCD, (Radio Control Club of Detroit), still exists, and is a large club.
Don Lowe, (mentioned in this article) won the event I went to see. Don is still active as an "elder statesman" of R/C pattern. I had the chance to visit with him in 2007 when he flew his Phoenix 6 again in a vintage competition.
At least we know for sure that he flew the "stubby Taurus" at the 61 NATS, but would still like to know what he flew at this meet.
Keep looking-I'm going to a large swap meet in a week...I'll look for old magazines as well.
Duane