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Vancouver Gas Model Club

The Vancouver Gas Model Club, based in Vancouver, B.C., flies at the Rice Mill Road Model Airpark in Richmond, B.C. Photo of the field below is from the Jan. 1, 2008, Polar Bear Fun Fly.

Polar Bear Fun Fly 2008 report
Fliers gather at Richmond field on Jan. 1

VGMC 2008 officers

President: Keith Varley
Vice-President: Harold Youds
Secretary-Treasurer: Gerry Boyd
Free-Flight Representative: Glenn Little
Control-Line Representative: Dave McCheyne
Past President: Bruce Duncan

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Vancouver Gas Model Club presidents

 The early history of the Vancouver Gas Model Club was researched and published by  Chris Sackett. This indicated that the Vancouver Gas Model Club was formed in 1935 and that the V.G.M.C. evolved from the Vancouver Model Aircraft League, which in turn had been formed in 1927. 

1935 John Knowland
1936 Des LeFluffy
1937-46 Howard Faulkner                          
1947 Glen Matthews                                        
1948-50 Al Jupp                                             
1951 Frank Rutland                              
1952 Jack Barnes                       
1953 Warren Barker                        
1954 Frank Rutland                             
1955 Glen Holm                               
1956 Frank Rutland                             
1957 George Moul                              
1958-62 C.R. Goguillot                              
1963 Bob Darnborough 
1964 Harold Nordan
1965 Chris Sackett  
1966-67 Ernie Avory 
1968 Don Elliott  
1969-70 Ray Nelson 
1971-72 Bob Milne
1973 Guntis Sietins 
1974 Phil Walden
1975-76 Ken Chamberlain  
1977-83 Alan Riches 
1984 Bob Newman
1985-87 Frank Boden
1988 Bruce Duncan
1989 Remy Dawson
1990 Pat Meehan
1991-97 Bruce Duncan
1998-99 Paul Gibeault
2000-02 Bruce Duncan
2003 Ron Salo
2004-07 Bruce Duncan
2008 Keith Varley

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