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Larry Lewin of Abbotsford, B.C., built this P40 for his friend Henry Hajdik. The plane is built from a Carl Goldberg kit and powered by an O.S. .25LA. Covering is Monokote. It's so nice, we're including two views. More photos and details are available on the Pacific Aeromodellers Club Facebook page. Larry Lewin photos.

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Northwest control-line news headlines

New! Read February 2022 edition of Australian Control-Line News
in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section

New! Back Issues project continues with July 2000 Flying Lines newsletter See Flying Lines Back Issues in PDF

New! Read January-February 2022 edition of New England Combat News in Combat section

New! Eugene Prop Spinners club January 2022 Prop Spinner Chatter
available for download in NW Club News

New! Read January 2022 Hi-Low Landings newsletter in Navy Carrier section

Details added! CL legend Phil Granderson dies See obituary >>

Fliers kick off 2022 season at Portland's Oregon Flying Fun No. 1 and B.C.'s Polar Bear Fun Fly See article

<< Longtime Skyraider Gary Letsinger dies See obituary

Orin Humphries' October 2021 Scale Matters column: Prop pitches for sport planes in Scale section

Mike Hazel captures 2021 Competitor of the Year title See article >>

Western Oregon Control-line Flyers club July-December 2021 Wolf Call newsletter
available in NW Club News

Read Second 2021 edition of Sweden's LINA control-line magazine in Charlie Johnson's Competition Newsletter section (60 pages!)

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This cartoon is from Tom Wilk collection. A CD of many control-line-related modeling cartoons is available on CD from Tom Wilk. See Flying Flea Market for details.