Sorry to hear of another prominent modeler "gone west" as they say in the novels. I never met Dan in person, but mailed/messaged with him a time or two concerning items I bought from him. He helped bring in some CO-2 powered foam free flight models into the country years ago, and I bought a bunch of those from him when he was clearing the remains out. I think he also had something to do with the better Russian engines making their way here, with the VA .049 leading the way if I remember correctly. I always read his column in Model Builder, even though I never flew competitive combat. He may have done the Flying Models column for a while?? As he got older, I think his attention turned to stunt, like a lot of aging combat guys did. I don't know if he is a member of any of the Halls of Fame, but I would say that he meets the criteria, because to me "Hall of Fame" means that you are know for what you do and have achieved and are famous!! I think there would be very few active modelers from the 70's, 80, 90, and early 2000's that wouldn't know who Dirty Dan Rutherford is!!
Fair winds and tight lines Dan!! Deepest sympathies to his family and close friends,
Dan McEntee
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