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~Austin Bruce Hallock
Monday, September 5, 2011
North Pacific Advertisement Inspires Wonder
I promise this will be my next-to-the-last post about North Pacific -- for a while. (I still have one more NP-related post in mind.) Anyway, I found this on the RC Groups' "Sleek Streek" discussion thread without much accompanying explanation:
It appears to be from a hobby catalog or some such. It's dated 1966. I clearly remember all the planes in the right column, as well as the Space Flyer, but the others I can't say I ever saw in the flesh. That 21-inch span ROG'r looks especially interesting. Also curious is the 10¢ Space Flyer (12" wingspan) vs. the 10¢ Stunt Flyer (13½" span). I clearly remember both of these nearly identical gliders, but I didn't realize they'd been marketed simultaneously for the same price.
~Austin Bruce Hallock
~Austin Bruce Hallock
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RE: North Pacific in general: Had opportunity to visit Boeing Aircraft Museum in Seattle this July. Most excellent museum. One highlight was a guided tour of restored B-17 used in movie "Memphis Belle". What an incredibly Spartan airplane! The catwalk in the bomb-bay was about 1 ft wide. I left with renewed respect for the incredibly brave (or foolhardy!) young men who fought from 10,000 ft with the windows open!
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