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Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Plans Service - Airplanes and Rockets

November 1955 Young Men • Hobbies • Aviation • Careers
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• 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.

November 1955

Vol. 45, No. 2

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 1955, so this November 1955 edition of Young Men - Hobbies, Aviation, Careers was the first in a series that ran about two years.

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

How Construction Affects the Finish, by Paul E. Del Gatto	50
Modelers Sketch Book, by drawings by H.A. Thomas	81

Posted October 10, 2015



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November 1955 Young Men • Hobbies • Aviation • CareersTable of Contents

November 1955 Young Men • Hobbies • Aviation • Careers
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