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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Paul Taylor on May 20, 2007, 08:02:50 PM
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I remember back in the 70s a hobby on the Navy base in Millington, Tn with a building area in the back. And on the side was a flying circle. When my mom would go to the PX, I would have her drop me off at the hobby shop. As a kid I would stand in the door and the smell of dope and ambroid glue would hang in the air. I would have my little cox plastic P-51 plane, and wait for my turn for the flying circle.
Did anyone take any pictures back in the hay day?
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Nope, wish I had. I was stationed there for "A School" in 1969. Loved that hobby shop, my barracks was about 2 blocks away I think, anyway it was close, spent a lot of time there.
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Navy VA-216 Black Diamonds, 62 to 66, we had a hobby shop on the base (NAS Lemoore) and aboard the carrier (USS Hancock CVA 19).. It was great and the prices were unbelievable.
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Yes...I checked into Millington in the spring of 70--went through AV"A" and then TD "A" then out to the War College in the Fall. I kind of took the speed route through!!
Spent some time at the hobby shop too..
I found an old Voodoo, black if I remember, that someone before me had left. Got it going and flew it to the delight of many there!
What a nice PX also..it was my first taste of "real" base life after Great Lakes.
GO NAVAL AIR!
Curt
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Man, talk about some memories. I went through there in the summer of ,86 and it was probably the same building you all were in with a wood shop and storage on one side and a hobby shop and model building area on the other. They had a track for r/c offroad out the back door and to fly we walked over to the old turn line that the nosepickers had used for engine turns. It was a nice asphalt strip that we flew r/c off of with a huge grass area next to it for control line but not to many were into it so it was hardly used. I guess times change. Now it's the Bureau of Naval Personnel. %^@