Thanks Michael.

To answer your question, the radio was sold some time ago. We will be discussiong the TBX-1 in more detail soon. It is a distinctive looking airplane, that flys well enough as can be seen in the video. I especially like the wing...its variable width and its sweep.

As often happens in these threads, one thing leads to another. I received an e-mail from an RCCD club member named Larry. His father took the attached picture at the 1962 Detroit Invitational. At this time, Tom had just won the 1962 W/C, (tied for 1st with Brooks for our UK friends), about a month earlier. Ed had just won the 1962 American NATS 1-1/2 months earlier, (note the same wing found on the Jan 1963 MAN issue with Ed on the cover).

It's information from private pictures like these that adds so much to the overall knowledge of the times. Thanks Larry for your trouble, and I hope more photos like these are available out there somewhere.

These pictures were made from a scan of an old slide that apparently has since been lost. I believe only Kodachrome slides retain their true color over time which accounts for the color changes, but I am very happy to receive documentation like this almost 47 years after the event. We are fortunate than ANYTHING like this can be preserved that long in our present age of moving all over, and throwing old stuff out.