December 1962 American Modeler
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.

December 1962

Volume 59, No. 3

Cover:

Dawn Patrol with Sopwith Pups, by S. Calhoun Smith

Radio Controlled Sopwith Pup, by Cal Smith	14
Flying Site Success Story - Billings Bounces Back, by Rosalie Vanzant	17
Model Paradise: PACAF, by Dick Everet	18
Model Progress - Commentary, by Al Lewis	20
Model Aviation Comic	21
Peter O'Dactyl, Fearsome F/F is "Toeliner," Too!, by Roy Clough Jr.	26
Engine Idling Secrets, Part 2, by Harvey Thomasian	27
No Strings Attached, by Battling Bob" Hatschek	28
Keelhauled at Kiev?, Photos from USSR	30
Modeling at World's Largest Prison, by Bill Dye & Hugh Dillon	32
Aquativities - Variable Pitch Boat Prop, by Bill Baughman	36
Rocket Trails: Nats Pix, by Harry Stine	46
X-Acto Knife Advertisement	47
Sketchbook - Model Building Tips	53
Visible V-8 and Wasp Radial Engine Kit Advertisement	56

Table of Contents, December 1962 American Modeler - Airplanes and Rockets

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