1969 nats

[Steve Kientz]

I was at my parents this weekend .They are trying to get rid of some things so they can move.Came upon a box that said "NAVY PICTURES".started browsing and came upon 100+ slides of the '69 NATS and my Dad's planes when he was in Okinawa(late50's,early 60's).the first batch should be done today.There are some great looking planes(even large biplanes).Hope to be able to show everyone when they're finshed.I have no info on any of the planes or owners,so everyone will have to put on they're thinking caps.

Steve

PS GREAT SITE ROBERT

[Chris McMillin]

Can't wait to see 'em, Steve.
Chris...

[Steve Kientz]

I have the first batch on disc(42 various pictures).Among those there is a Novi 4, an USA-1, GAlaxy, Playboy, Apache and a couple Noblers. There are several racers(R/C,I think)and one BIG scale biplane.Paul Smith e mailed me and said he could probably identify planes and owners as he was a participant.Hope to post some pictures in the next couple of days.

Steve

PS : Almost forgot about Mike Thompson's Mystere 

[Paul Smith]

Welllll,

I'm pretty sure you have Al Rabe and his Beacat and Dave Gierke's Novi.

That leaves three planes up for grabs,,,

[Tom Niebuhr]

First picture, upper left is Jim Kostecky's "Spirit of America". I got to fly that airplane later that year at the St Louis Team trials. I really liked it. I wish I had plans, but apparently they don't exist.

We all miss Jim.

[Steve Kientz]

After loading them in the computer, my expert(BETTER 1/2)was afraid they were to big.I have three or four more that look like they are on flightline waiting there turn.

[Steve Kientz]

I contacted Robert and will mail him the cd's once they are done,that way everyone can enjoy them.

thanks
Steve

[Shultzie]

The white ship with the black and blue stripes is an easy one: That's Bill Werwage's original USA-1 in its first paint scheme. Later that year Bill stripped the finish on that model and redesigned some of the fuselage and rudder shapes to make the model look almost identical to Jerry Worth's Apterix. That became the USA-1 that we all recognize today. The mods were complete and the model was flown prior to the end of 1969 making both versions of the model legal for Classic competition.

Bob Hunt   

And that beautiful Mint colored stunter belonged to the late Don Bambrick.