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Offline Larry Wong

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4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« on: July 04, 2007, 04:15:23 PM »
We Had great weather, lots of flyers and friends picture here is Heman Lee with his new Nobler(green box)
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2007, 04:17:33 PM »
Sorry more to come And in the center posing is Jim Aron
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2007, 04:19:49 PM »
More  Gee Bee  belongs to Geo. Elleson
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2007, 04:23:20 PM »
Now can you spot Phil Granderson ! were the food 's at  his planes are pack to Muncie.
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2007, 06:35:02 PM »
That is a good looking Nobler.  I guess Phil is flying out to Muncie(Indianapolis).  Are any of the others coming?  Have fun,  DOC Holliday
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2007, 08:47:31 PM »
Larry, gereat pics!  I envy you SoCal guys and your flying sires. ;D

Is Heman's Nobler a Green Box that he made to look like a Gieseke? It sure looks like the TF Gieseke kit. :D
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2007, 09:15:11 PM »
Hi Bill  Just to make sure no-one get up set  Alameda is in the San Francisco bay area N-Cal   n1  n1  H^^
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2007, 09:55:49 PM »
Hemans Nobler is in fact a geiske,gieske (not sure how to spell it)
i believe Heman bought it from Bob Chernys family.
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2007, 10:36:54 PM »
Quote from: Larry Wong on July 04, 2007, 09:15:11 PM
Hi Bill  Just to make sure no-one get up set  Alameda is in the San Francisco bay area N-Cal   n1  n1  H^^

OOOOPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!  Sorry guys.  My geography is off!  My humble apologises.
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2007, 11:44:44 PM »
AND, they even used to have WAM Contests in San Jose, (That's at the south end of the Bay Area Bill)
on Sunday's near the 4th of July in the late 50's and 60's.  They had them at a High School there,
forgot the name though.

Jim Pollock   H^^
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2007, 07:08:10 AM »
Yes Jim I remember it well as I am a charter member of WAM and ever 4 th of July the Balsa Busters of San Jose would have a contest, Clubs like S,F. Vultures ,Stockton air Devils ,Fremont Prop Busters, San Leandro Line Twisters and Many more clubs with meets just about ever week.With Nats. at Diffrent Navy bases around the U.S. it gave a lot of people a chance to make a Nats. ( with Good weather ) y1
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2007, 08:07:27 PM »
Then there those of us in CENTRAL California  (near Fresno)  Who get to go to both the Nor- Cal Contests
and the So -Cal contest. 105 degrees is no fun though today! W Hicks
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2007, 08:56:44 PM »

In the Phil Granderson pic, it looks like Jim Persson just finished relieving himself on the table.   LL~
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Re: 4th July flying at Alameda Ca.
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2015, 05:12:46 PM »
Quote from: Jim Pollock on July 04, 2007, 11:44:44 PM
AND, they even used to have WAM Contests in San Jose, (That's at the south end of the Bay Area Bill)
on Sunday's near the 4th of July in the late 50's and 60's.  They had them at a High School there,
forgot the name though.

Jim Pollock   H^^

Delmar High School . Combat wa held in the football field in the bowl . our club held many contest there , PCFG

Jason,
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