January 1956 Young Men • Hobbies • Aviation • Careers
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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.

January 1956

Vol. 45, No. 4

The front page tag line above the title proclaims:

Now! "Air Trails Hobbies for Young Men" EXPANDS INTO Young Men • Hobbies • Aviation • Careers

October 1955 "Air Trails" Magazing Cover - Airplanes and Rockets The final issue of Air Trails - Hobbies for Young Men was October 1956, and this January 1956 edition of Young Men - Hobbies, Aviation, Careers was one of 13 monthly editions that followed.

Many thanks to Bob Balsie for sending me scanned pages to process and post!

"Pirata" Twin, 2-Engine Control Liner, by Alexis Poyato	32
Meet the Grid Dipper... the Best Friend a Radio Control Fan Ever Had, by Howard G. McEntee	48

Posted October 25, 2015

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