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Application - 1941
Application for model airplane meet sanction, letterhead printing at top: "ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS, A DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS: THE WILLARD HOTEL, WASHINGTON, D.C...." . Printed title below: "APPLICATION FORM FOR SANCTION OF MODEL PLANE MEET", circa 1941. Information requested on form: Official title of meet, city, state, meet date, building/field name, sponsor name, sponsor's guarantor, even...
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Application, Registration - 1946
Application for display booth at the "NATIONAL MODEL AIRPLANE MEET" (Nats), Wichita, Kansas, 1946. Listed at bottom left "Return to: R.P. Owinn..." The 1946 Nats was held Thursday, August 29 to Monday, September 2 in Wichita, Kansas. (Registration and meetings on August 29.) Per the official 1946 Nats program, Nats HQ and Indoor Free Flight was at the Wichita Forum, Rise off Water was at Crestview Lake, Radio Control and Control Line was at...
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Armband - 1941 Nats Contestant Arm Band
Armband worn by Contestants at the 1941 Nats. Blue oval with white text and imagery.
Record Type: Object
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Badge - 1946
Badge, paper press badge, printed on front side: "NATIONAL MODEL AIRPLANE MEET, PRESS, WICHITA, KANSAS", handwritten on front side: "AL LEWIS - BEACON", handwritten on back side: "Frontier Rm - [Lassern?]". The 1946 Nats was held Thursday, August 29 to Monday, September 2 in Wichita, Kansas. (Registration and meetings on August 29.) Per the official 1946 Nats program, Nats HQ and Indoor Free Flight was at the Wichita Forum, Rise off Water w...
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Bill - 1937 July
Bill, stamped "PAID, JUL 10, 1937...", for Walter Erbach of Sheboygan, Wisconsin (typed as "ERBACH W C"), Hotel Fort Shelby, Detroit, Michigan, July 7-10, 1937 Items A2017.20.23, A2017.20.24, A2017.20.25, A2017.20.26, A2017.20.27, A2017.20.28, A2017.20.29, A2017.20.30, A2017.20.31, A2017.20.32, A2017.20.33, A2017.20.34, A2017.20.35, A2017.20.36a-e are related to Walter Erbach's participation in the 1937 Nats. The 1937 Nats was held July 7 t...
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Bill - 1939 July 4-7
Bill, stamped "PAID, JUL 8, 1938 [sic]...", for Walter Erbach of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Hotel Fort Shelby, Detroit, Michigan, July 4-7, 1939 Items A2017.20.47, A2017.20.48, A2017.20.49, A2017.20.50, A2017.20.51, A2017.20.52, A2017.20.53, A2017.20.54, A2017.20.55, A2017.20.56, A2017.20.57, A2017.20.58, A2017.20.59, A2017.20.60, A2017.20.61, A2017.20.62, A2017.20.63, A2017.20.64 and A2017.20.65 are related to Walter Erbach's participation in the ...
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Bill - 1941 July 2-4
Bill, stamped "...CREDITED 1941 JUL 4...", for Walter Erbach of Sheboygan, Wisconsin (typed as "ERBACH WALTER"), Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois, July 2-3, 1941 Items A2017.20.70, A2017.20.71, A2017.20.72, A2017.20.73, A2017.20.74, A2017.20.75, A2017.20.76, A2017.20.77, A2017.20.78, A2017.20.79,and A2017.20.80 are related to Walter Erbach's participation in the 1941 Nats. The 1941 Nats was held July 1 to 5 in Chicago, Illinois. (Registrati...
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Booklet - 1923 October 1-3
Booklet, on cover: "SECOND EDITION, Rules and Entry Blank, INTERNATIONAL AIR RACES, ST. LOUIS, U.S.A., October 1, 2, 3, 1923, Pulitzer Trophy, St. Louis Aeronautic Corporation and Flying Club of St. Louis, Inc." [Mulvihill event listed] Per the commemorative program book from the 50th Nats (1976), celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nats, Edward J. Lange won first place in Event Number 6 at the 1923 air races (considered the first Nats), w...
Record Type: Archives
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Booklet - 1937
Booklet, results (labeled "Official Records") for various events at the National Championship Model Airplane Meet (Nats), 1937. Based on the condition of the first page, this packet could have had a cover that is now missing. Only first page of results booklet A2025.02.55 has been scanned. The 1937 Nats was held July 7 to 12 in Detroit, Michigan. Although some original material from the 1937 Nats advertises it as the 10th Nats, this Nats...
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Booklet - 1937 July 7-12
Booklet, contains letter to aeromodelers, space for recording contest winners, autograph pages, advertisements, and cover reads: "16 ADDITIONAL PAGES!!! MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS, JULY 1937, 20 [cent symbol], 9th Year of Publications, Russian Military Pursuit Plane", Stamped: "SOUVENIR COPY". For 10th National Championship Model Airplane Meet, July 7-12, 1937. The 1937 Nats was held July 7 to 12 in Detroit, Michigan. Although some original materi...
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Booklet - 1938
Booklet, results (labeled "Official Records") for various events at the National Championship Model Airplane Meet (Nats), 1938. Printed on blue cover: "ELEVENTH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MODEL AIRPLANE CONTEST, UNDER DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION OF THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF DETROIT, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, JULY - 6 - 9 - 1938, OFFICIAL RECORDS, SANCTIONED BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION, INDOOR EVENTS GROSSE ILE HANGAR, OUTDOOR EVENTS, WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT...
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Booklet - 1939
Booklet, on cover, "Twelfth National Championship, NAA, Model Airplane Meet, Detroit, July 5-9, MEET HEADQUARTERS - HOTEL FORT SHELBY, Under Direction and Supervision of The Detroit Metropolitan Council of Exchange Clubs, Approved by the National Exchange Club, Sanctioned by the National Aeronautic Association, Indoor Events GROSSE ILE HANGAR, Outdoor Events WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT", 1939. [Note: Two loose entry blanks were found tucked inside c...
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Booklet - 1940
Booklet, cover reads: "GENERAL INFORMATION 1940 NATIONAL MODEL AIRPLANE CHAMPIONSHIPS, JULY 1st TO 6th INCL., HEADQUARTERS HOTEL SHERMAN CHICAGO, SPONSORED BY CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT AND CHICAGO DAILY TIMES, OUTDOOR EVENTS PARKSITE 33 79TH & KELLER AV, INDOOR EVENTS INTERNATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE 42ND & HALSTED STREETS" The 1940 Nats was held July 1 to 6 in Chicago, Illinois. (Registration on July 1.) Although some original material from the 1940...
Record Type: Archives
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Booklet - 1941
Booklet, Air Trails August 1941 magazine issue cover printed on front, inside is article "Key to Design" by H. A. Thomas [believed to be Henry A. Thomas, a writer who contributed to Air Trails magazine], back has four 3-views: "THE CONSOLIDATED B-24", "THE VOUGHT-SIKORSKY SF4U-1", "THE GRUMMAN SKYROCKET INTERCEPTOR", and "THE MARTIN B-26". Items A2017.20.70, A2017.20.71, A2017.20.72, A2017.20.73, A2017.20.74, A2017.20.75, A2017.20.76, A2017.20...
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Booklet - 1941 July
Booklet, printed on cover: "14th annual NATIONAL MODEL AIRPLANE CONTESTS, CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT * CHICAGO TIMES, RESULTS - AWARDS - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS July 1-5 1941" Items A2017.20.70, A2017.20.71, A2017.20.72, A2017.20.73, A2017.20.74, A2017.20.75, A2017.20.76, A2017.20.77, A2017.20.78, A2017.20.79,and A2017.20.80 are related to Walter Erbach's participation in the 1941 Nats. The 1941 Nats was held July 1 to 5 in Chicago, Illinois. (Registr...
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Booklet - 1946 Circa
Booklet, tri-fold, article titled "YOUR ENGINES! Here at last - your Engine Survey! Pertinent data required by all model designers, taken from Stock Engines as YOU would buy them!", reprinted from August 1946 The Model Craftsman periodical. This item has not been scanned. Items A2017.20.81, A2017.20.82, A2017.20.83, A2017.20.84, A2017.20.85, A2017.20.86, A2017.20.87, A2017.20.88, A2017.20.89, A2017.20.90, A2017.20.91, A2017.20.92, A2017.20....
Record Type: Archives