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Offline David Redden

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Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« on: September 05, 2006, 02:55:17 PM »
Hi,

My name is David Redden and I work at Sig. Even though I'm an R/C guy, I know that you control line guys are pretty hard core. Many of the flyers who come to our annual Fly-In have been coming for decades. I thought I would let you guys take a crack at a family mystery.

This picture sits on my son-in-law's bedroom dresser. It shows his grandfather John Stokes and he believes it was taken in Superior, Wisconsin around the year 1949. (There are cars in the background of the picture that may help date the picture).

Please help with any information you can about the plane, person or if you can date when this picture was taken.

Thanks,  ???

David Redden
Sig Manufacturing
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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2006, 03:12:35 PM »
can't help that thing is older than i am
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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2006, 01:19:57 PM »
well thats a froom spinner--i think
 will show it to my dad--he flew speed back then when speed ships had rudders!

David
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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2006, 08:26:10 AM »
Has anybody come up with an answer for this one yet?  DOC Holliday
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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2006, 02:40:53 PM »
It would be a Class "D", with a .61, judging by the size. With the Dooling decal on the side, it's Dooling .61 powered. Franny might know, if anybody knows how to contact him.

Nice design, excellent workmanship, with neat details, like the removable fairing over the glowplug or sparkplug. Wish I could help more.  :) Steve
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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2006, 09:07:18 AM »
Quote from: David Redden on September 05, 2006, 02:55:17 PM
Hi,

My name is David Redden and I work at Sig. Even though I'm an R/C guy, I know that you control line guys are pretty hard core. Many of the flyers who come to our annual Fly-In have been coming for decades. I thought I would let you guys take a crack at a family mystery.

This picture sits on my son-in-law's bedroom dresser. It shows his grandfather John Stokes and he believes it was taken in Superior, Wisconsin around the year 1949. (There are cars in the background of the picture that may help date the picture).

Please help with any information you can about the plane, person or if you can date when this picture was taken.

Thanks,  ???

David Redden
Sig Manufacturing

That picture is from my Dads era. He lived in Rienlander WI at that time and flew D speed. I will see if I can get this picture to him. He flew A BALL #13  engine and won the Candian Nats (with a whopping 102 MPH) around that year. His name is Richard (Dick) Storick. See if any one you know of knows his name. It may help
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Offline larry jaconetta

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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2006, 08:49:34 AM »
HI GUYS!!!!!!!
i'm not sure, but i think it might be around 1958--59, and i think
it's called a hell-razor!

                                  larry jaconetta
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Offline Robert Gray

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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2007, 02:17:10 PM »
Note that is a clockwise ship. That might help someone recall.
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Offline Sonny Williams

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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2007, 03:29:50 PM »
That model is from my era or at least when I was flying speed back then. I definately is not a "Hell Razor"  I feel confident it is an original design but I don't recognize the man.
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Offline Steve Wilk

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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2007, 03:44:57 PM »
Looks like a Golden Rod
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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2007, 10:10:31 AM »
Darn good guess Steve. Very well could be a "Golden Rod" and if I had to guess the flyer I would guess Clifton Fitzgerald long since passed.
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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2007, 12:20:00 PM »
Dave,

 The ship appears to be a "Snowflake", designed by Bill Viets, which briefly held the Class VI record (1947 AMA equivalent of today's D).  A construction article appeared in April 1948 "Air Trails".  I believe that the record was around 142 MPH.

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Re: Vintage C/L Picture - Please help identify
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2007, 01:54:57 PM »
not sure if this will help but,
the car nearest in the background looks to be a 41 or 46 chevy or pontiac.
not enough view to see much more than that
Dave jr.
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