Jerry Worth

[Dennis Leonhardi]

Jerry Worth - designer of the Electra X-35 and the Nats-winning P-26A Peashooter - passed away April 1st at the age of 91.  His daughter and son are gathering up plans and other memorabilia, should you have any to share.  Condolences and best wishes for God's peace for the family.

Dennis

[Clint Ormosen]

Very sorry to hear about Jerry. He certainly contributed lots to our hobby. Sorry I never got to meet him.

But I think that first picture is a Dick Williams Electra. It might be Jim Tichy’s model, the clockwise flying is sort of the giveaway.

[Dan McEntee]

Very sorry to hear about Jerry. He certainly contributed lots to our hobby. Sorry I never got to meet him.

But I think that first picture is a Dick Williams Electra. It might be Jim Tichy’s model, the clockwise flying is sort of the giveaway.

   I think you are correct, Clint. I think jerry Worth designed a model called Mirage??  It's name I know I have read many times in the magazines, but just having trouble putting the name to specific airplanes.  Certainly a part of the history of our event.

  Condolences to his family and close friends,
  Dan McEntee

[Dennis Adamisin]

Jerry was a terrific builder (evidenced by his P-26 scale model) and finisher who worked very hard to become a very good flyer. Funny & very easy to talk to and very helpful.  I think of Jerry in the same context as Bob Gialdini in his approach to then-modern new-age designs.  He was a strong influence to my family when we started designing our own stuff. 

I attached a few files.   Dennis L mentioned Jerry's  "Electra", this is the first of Jerry's airplanes I ever remember seeing.  Bob H posted a pix of Jerry's Apteryx; preceding that design was the Mirage 3, which in my opinion was the BEST design actually published in the Classic era.  Later. Jerry had some innovative and beautiful RC Pattern designs published.

Prayers for Jerrys family, Its been a very long time since I have seen his daughter & son who were slightly older and slightly younger than me.

[Dennis Adamisin]

One more picture - Jerry posing his N-USA from (I think) about 1967

[Dan McEntee]

   The Apterix and his Electra were two that I could not remember, but I knew he published more than just the Mirage. All classy designs.
  RIP Jerry Worth,
  Dan McEntee

[Chris McMillin]

Sorry to hear about Jerry. He was a great designer, finisher and flyer. I remember him as one of my dad's friends one of the great people I knew in the 60's. His P-51D Scale model was famously kitted by Top Flite as the Form Flight P-51D Mustang kit of 37" in 1/12th scale.
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