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had some club members over to my hangar the other day and they were in- terested in some of the trophies and pictures displayed in my Man Cave. When I downsized and moved into my new house two years ago I discarded many tro- phies
from AMA Nationals and other
events, but two of the trophies I kept were won at the Rhinebeck WWI Jamborees with my Nieuport 27. I was fortunate to partici- pate in the first Jamboree in September 1967 and placed first in Scale. In 1970 I again won first place in scale with the Nieu- port and both of those trophies were made from WWII flight instruments that Cole Palen donated from his collection. These trophies are very special to me and therefore maintain a special place in my Man Cave. The Nieuport 27 now hangs in the Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY. Photos at the museum were in my column in the August 2011 FLYINGMODELS. Our discussion about Rhinebeck led me to check my magazines of September 1967 to see what else was being reported that month. While doing so I came across several colored photos of that first WWI Jamboree in RC Modeler which I have included in this column. WWI planes in color are very inter- esting with the unique paint schemes used by the French and Germans. The September 1967 issue of RCM con- tained a report about the 5th World R/C Championships held in Corsica, Italy. The USA team consisted of Phil Kraft, Doug Spreng and Cliff Weirick. Phil won the event with his Kwik-Fli while Spreng and his Twister finished fourth and Cliff Weirick and his Chipmunk finished tenth. Jerry Nel- son was the team manager and Team USA took top honors.
The September 1967 issue of RCMalso in-
cluded an article by RCM’s Chief Sunday Flier, Ken Willard about his Headmaster de- sign. Ken’s Headmaster is a four-footer that
by bob noll You can reach Bob Nollvia e-mail at
bobrc@aol.com
PHOTOGRAPHY: BOB NOLL
Bob Noll won first place in Scale twice at Rhinebeck with his Nieuport 27 which now hangs at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY. How do you like the flight helmet?
was one of the most versatile models ever designed at the time. Prototypes were flown on single channel, Galloping Ghost and full house proportional with engines ranging from .10 to .35. Examination of the plans re- vealed that Ken showed several angles for the wing dihedral braces depending on whether it was being built as a Class I, Class II or Class III airplane. PCS radio was used. The September 1967 issue of FLYINGMOD- ELS contained an article and plans for a
Fokker DR-1 Triplane by Bryce Petersen. This .60 powered scale model continued the interest in WWI planes that were showing up in many magazines. An ad by Sterling Models featured their 2-inch to 1-foot Stear- man PT-17 “Sixty-five and a Half Inches of R/C Scale Magnificence!” The ad stated “Never Before a Kit So True To Scale!” and “Never Before a Kit So Requested!” The kit sold for $39.95. Citizen-Ship advertised their new “Three Channel Digital System
Bernie Murphy and his prototype VK Fokker DR-I Triplane(at left) won second place in Scale at the Rhinebeck WWI Jamboree. Sol Borregine (above) chose the Fokker D-VII for his entry at Rhinebeck.
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