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About Airplanes & Rockets

Kirt Blattenberger, Webmaster - Airplanes and Rockets

Kirt Blattenberger

BSEE - KB3UON

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Carpe Diem! (Seize the Day!)

Even during the busiest times of my life I have endeavored to maintain some form of model building activity. This site has been created to help me chronicle my journey through a lifelong involvement in model aviation, which all began in Mayo, MD ...

Airplanes And Rockets Copyright 1996 - 2026

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My Main Modeling Websites

Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) - Airplanes and RocketsAcademy of Model Aeronautics

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Sig Manufacturing - Airplanes and Rockets

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Brodak Manufacturing - Airplanes and Rockets

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Competition Daze
November 1950 Air Trails

November 1950 Air Trails
November 1950 Air Trails Cover - Airplanes and Rockets Table of Contents

These pages from vintage modeling magazines like Flying Aces, Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, Young Men, Flying Models, Model Airplane News, R/C Modeler, captured the era. All copyrights acknowledged.

Bill Hutchinson drew many, many comics for model aircraft magazines in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s (and maybe the 1940s, but I don't have any that old). A lot of them have been - and are yet to be - posted here on the Airplanes And Rockets website. "Competition Daze" comics appeared in the November 1950 issue of Air Trails magazine, and has a control line theme. Also being about competition, Mr. Hutchinson integrated a few sports-related ideas into the situation. Control line stunt, speed, and combat are amongst the subjects. I haven't figured out what the punch line is on comic #3. Anyone? My favorite is #9. 

See the list of other modeling themed comics, including others by Bill Hutchinson, in the list at the bottom of the page.

Competition Daze

Competition Daze (1), November 1950 Air Trails - Airplanes and Rockets

Competition Daze (2), November 1950 Air Trails - Airplanes and Rockets

Competition Daze (3 & 4), November 1950 Air Trails - Airplanes and Rockets

Competition Daze (5 & 6), November 1950 Air Trails - Airplanes and Rockets

Competition Daze (7 & 8), November 1950 Air Trails - Airplanes and Rockets

Competition Daze (9 & 10), November 1950 Air Trails - Airplanes and Rockets

Vintage Model Aircraft Comics:

 

 

Posted October 27, 2018

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