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On Saturday August
11th I attended this great event and was very happy to find a large RC
field and friendly people. I flew my B-17 and took several photos of most
of the fighters and bombers present. As far as events go I would rate
this a number one! |
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Perfect weather, a large field
and great warbirds sure make for a good day in Owatonna Minn.
Yes that is a very large P-40 in the foreground. |
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A great aerial view of the Owatonna RC Modeler's
flying field. The black runway is a very large fiber mat that works very
well. The grass surround is also very nice and fairly smooth.
(Photo
courtesy of the Owatonna RC Modelers.) |
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Field Map |
Field Layout |
(Courtesy Owatonna RC Modelers) |
(Courtesy Owatonna RC Modelers) |
Now lets look at some of the
Warbirds at this event
( I did not get pictures of all
the warbirds so I am sorry if I missed yours)
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Jeff
Quesenberry from
Apple Valley Minn. and his magnificent enlarged Ziroli P-40. Jeff scratch
built using wood and glass in the P-40's construction and painted her with
Krylon paints. This big boy weighs 52lbs and has a 120" wingspan. A
Husky 7.3 spins the prop. Other features are flaps and custom made retracts
Great job Jeff!
(Click on picture to see
more.) |
Gene
Hallaway
from Claremont, Minn. shows off his great looking
B-17 G. Gene used Don Smith plans and a Madden Model Products kit to craft
this beauty. Wood construction with fiberglass overlay bring this 138.5"
wingspan bomber up to 55lbs. Four Saito 91's has carried her safely through
78 missions. This masters quality plane looks great in person and has amazing
detail.
(Click on picture to see more.) |
Gene Hallaway from Claremont, Minn. shows off his great looking B-17 G. Gene used Don Smith plans and a Madden Model Products kit to craft this beauty. Wood construction with fiberglass overlay bring this 138.5" wingspan bomber up to 55lbs. Four Saito 91's has carried her safely through 78 missions. This masters quality plane looks great in person and has amazing detail.
Gene Hallaway from Claremont, Minn. shows off his great looking B-17 G. Gene used Don Smith plans and a Madden Model Products kit to craft this beauty. Wood construction with fiberglass overlay bring this 138.5" wingspan bomber up to 55lbs. Four Saito 91's has carried her safely through 78 missions. This masters quality plane looks great in person and has amazing detail. |
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Bob Stiff from St.Paul Minn. and his great looking AD-1 Skyraider. Bob built this
warbird from a Nosen kit and used all wood construction with a fiberglass
overlay. This Skyraider weighs 45lbs and has a 120" wingspan. A Sachs
5 cu inch engine pulls it nicely as Bob puts her through her paces. (Click
on picture to see more.) |
Phil Schwartz
from Weseca Minn. poses with this beautiful
ME-109. Phil built this axis fighter from Meister plans. An 87" wingspan
supports 25lbs nicely while a Sach's 4.2 gives it plenty of go. Phil says
this bird is pure fun and while watching him fly it we can agree.
(Click on picture to see more.) |
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 Roger Soukup from Owatonna, Minn looks very happy with his MK 9 Spitfire. Roger built this beauty from a Pica kit using Balsa and glass then put on one very, very nice paintjob. A Super Tiger 3000 fills the nose and an 88" wingspan flies it's 18lbs with ease. Be sure see the larger picture of this one.
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Roger Soukup
from Owatonna, Minn looks very happy with his
MK 9 Spitfire. Roger built this beauty from a Pica kit using Balsa and glass
then put on one very, very nice paintjob. A Super Tiger 3000 fills the nose
and an 88" wingspan flies it's 18lbs with ease. Be sure see the larger
picture of this one. (Click on picture
to see more.) |
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Gene Hallaway from Claremont, Minn. poses behind his beautiful B-35 b. Gene produced
this bomber from Ziroli plans using balsa and 6 oz fiberglass covering.
She comes in at 35lbs and has a 101" wingspan. Two Saito 120's power
this 11 year veteran. Another great scale bomber by Gene with wonderful
detail. Even the crew is hand made with custom uniforms. (click
on picture to see more) |
Gene Hallaway from Claremont, Minn. poses behind his beautiful B-25 b. Gene produced this bomber from Ziroli plans using balsa and 6 oz fiberglass covering. She comes in at 35lbs and has a 101" wingspan. Two Saito 120's power this 11 year veteran. Another great scale bomber by Gene with wonderful detail. Even the crew is hand made with custom uniforms.
Gene Hallaway from Claremont, Minn. poses behind his beautiful B-25 b. Gene produced this bomber from Ziroli plans using balsa and 6 oz fiberglass covering. She comes in at 35lbs and has a 101" wingspan. Two Saito 120's power this 11 year veteran. Another great scale bomber by Gene with wonderful detail. Even the crew is hand made with custom uniforms. |
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Dave Kobilka from Oakdale Minn. with his very large F4U Corsair. Dave built his warbird
from Nosen plans using foam and fiberglass. This gull wing is 115"
wide and weighs 50lbs. An 8.4 Air Hobbies engine gets it off the deck. The
huge static four blade fan really gives this Corsair some presence.
(click on picture to see more) |
Merlin D. Gorowsky
from St. Paul Minn. proudly displays his Top Flight P-51 Mustang constructed
of balsa and ply with monocote covering. This red tail Mustang weighs 26lbs
and has an 84.5 wingspan. Merlin used a Zeno G-62 for power. He says the
Mustang was easy to build and flies like a trainer. (click
on picture to see more) |
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Tim Johnson
from Owatonna Minn. with his great looking
P-38. Tim says this is from a CBA kit and weighs 49lbs with a 120"
wingspan. Two 3W engines for power. Good looking P-38 Tim! Maybe we can
get Tim to send us some more details.
(click
on picture to see more) |
Cory Johnson
of Owatonna Minn. is mostly hidden by his large
Bud Nosen P-51 Mustang. Cory used Monocote on this beauty. This warbird
features a 102" wingspan and weighs 33lbs.Twelve year old Cory is our
youngest warbird pilot so far. Great job Cory! (click
on picture to see more) |
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The Owatonna R/C Modelers
and the Jolly Rogers put on a great event this year. They had wonderful
food , cold pop and more. Their frequency control was great and the air
was full of warbirds all the time. |
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