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920 results found.

Shirt - Club T-shirt
T-Shirt worn by Roger Wheeler while a member of the Woodland Aero Modelers. Shirt is a very faded red, sized for a young boy. The club logo of a airplane in a circle flanked by wings is in white at center.

Record Type: Object
Shirt - Club T-shirt
Club t-shirt for the AMA club Space Bugs, possibly of Illinois. Red t-shirt with white sleeves and collar. Logo is a flying bug that is grinning and has an engine installed on its back. T-shirt designed by the Post Manufacturing Co. of New York. Worn by Edwin L. Fulle.

Record Type: Object
Shirt - LadyHawks T-Shirt
T-shirt advertising the AMA Special Interest Group LadyHawks, which was a club specifically for female model aviation pilots. The shirt is red and features the LadyHawks logo on the left chest and the reverse. The logo is a triangle with the point towards the bottom showing a hawk as if it is coming in for a landing and the words "Women Fly Too". This t-shirt was worn by Joan M. Liska, the founder of the group.

Record Type: Object
Shirt - Shirt with Patches
Shirt for the P&DARCS modeling club worn by Robert Henderson Munn. Shirt is a light mustard yellow, collared button-down, short sleeves. Shirt has the P&DARCS logo screenprinted on back. Patches include: 1989 SAM 1788 Championships MAA 1992 SAM 1788 Championships 1991-1992 MAA Championships Dandenong Knox Radio Aero Club 1987 SAM 1788 Championships 1987 Third Scale Masters, Victorian Flying Scale Aircraft Association AMA Contest Direc...

Record Type: Object
Shirt - Torey Pines Gulls Shirt
Torrey Pines Gulls navy blue long-sleeve t-shirt. On front upper left hand side is a light blue trianglular logo. Back of shirt has "got lift?" written on reverse side of shirt. On upper right sleeve in white text it reads: "well, do ya?".

Record Type: Object
Sign - Frequency Marker
Frequency Marker for the 53.2MHz radio frequency, made and used by the Johnson Space Center Radio Control Club (JSCRCC) when it was the Manned Spacecraft R/C Club prior to 1973. White engraved plastic board screwed to unpainted wooden clothes pin.

Record Type: Object
Sign - Frequency Marker
Frequency Marker for the six meter band, made and used by the Johnson Space Center Radio Control Club (JSCRCC) when it was the Manned Spacecraft R/C Club prior to 1973. White engraved plastic board screwed to unpainted wooden clothes pin.

Record Type: Object
Sticker - 1977 Toledo Expo Sticker
Sticker advertising the 1977 Toledo Expo. Sticker is an oval, white with a blue border. A model airplane flies to the right with a blue trail behind it ending in 1977. Red text reads, "23rd Annual Toledo R/C Exposition."

Record Type: Object
Sticker - 1978 Toledo Show
Sticker advertising the 1978 Toledo Expo. Patch is a square, red and white, with a blue model airplane flying in top left. Text reads, "Toledo R/C Exposition '78."

Record Type: Object
Sticker - 1979 Toledo Expo Sticker
Sticker advertising the 1979 Toledo Expo. Sticker is round, with a bright silver backing. The Toledo Weak Signals club logo is at center, flanked by R/C Modeler Magazine's logo on each side. "Silver Anniversary Celebration R/C Exposition" is in red around edge.

Record Type: Object
Sticker - Beaver County MAC Sticker
Sticker given to members of the Beaver County Model Airplane Club. Sticker shows a red and yellow model airplane flying against a white cloud. Note the wing of the plane is a lightening blot and not a standard wing. The club information is given in black text around and on the model.

Record Type: Object
Sticker - JSCRCC Club Sticker
Sticker used by members of the Manned Spacecraft Center Radio Control Club. Sticker is round with a white borderand the drawing of a white moon surface at center with a yellow landing craft and a blue and black sky. Club name is around border. The Manned Spacecraft Center Radio Control Club became the Johnson Space Center Radio Control Club.

Record Type: Object
Sticker - Pinelands Combat Team Sticker
Sticker advertising the Pinelands Combat Team of New Jersey. Sticker is in the shape of New Jersey and is outlined in red with the center in white. Over the middle of the sticker is a circle that has a demon coming out of it - the demon appears to be chasing Control Line Combat streamer.

Record Type: Object
Sticker - Pinelands Combat Team Sticker
Sticker advertising the Pinelands Combat Team of New Jersey. Sticker is round and on a square backing. Sticker has "Pinelands Combat Team" around outer edge and shows a highly detailed and colorized drawing of a birds eye view of two modelers in the center flying Control Line Combat models.

Record Type: Object
Sticker - Toledo Weak Signals Club Sticker
Sticker advertising the Toledo, OH Weak Signals club. Round, with a white background and red and black trim. It shows a model airplane crashing into the ground and breaking into pieces. Patch has red text above and below the model with the club's name and information.

Record Type: Object
Table, Display - Battery Charger Display
Sales Display of a Astro Flight, Inc. battery charger. The chargers are mounted on a short wood table. This display debuted at the 1970 Toledo Expo and was taken to other trade shows and conferences for several years.

Record Type: Object
Table, Display - Electric Motor Display
Sales Display of Astro Flight, Inc. electric motors, specifically the Astro-02, Astro-05, Astro-10 and Astro-40. The motors are mounted on a short wood table. This display debuted at the 1970 Toledo Expo and was taken to other trade shows and conferences for several years.

Record Type: Object
Table, Display - Speed Reducer Sales Display
Sales Display of Astro Flight, Inc. of four Speed Reducers for electric motors; hey are in two parts - the drive itself, and the drive connected to a propeller. The drive systems are for an Astro 20, Astro 05, Astro 15 and Astro 25 - this has no propeller. This display debuted at the 1970 Toledo Expo and was taken to other trade shows and conferences for several years.

Record Type: Object
Table, Display - Speed Reducer Sales Display
Sales Display of Astro Flight, Inc. of six Speed Reducers for electric motors; hey are in two parts - the drive itself, and the drive connected to a propeller. The drive systems are for an Astro-05, Astro-07, Astro-15, Astro-25, Astro-25 and an unknown. This display debuted at the 1970 Toledo Expo and was taken to other trade shows and conferences for several years.

Record Type: Object
Tag, Identification
Tag, Identification, Contestant, National Aeronautic Association (NAA), undated.

Record Type: Archives