Model Airplane Contest

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20031897

Description

The Fort Worth Army Air Field is hosting the Model Airplane Contest from April 27-28. Participating in the contest, left to right, are Roy Pate and Jimmie Eastland. They are both students at Paschal High School. Roy, sixteen, is examining his entry "The Green Hornet". It is a speed model that makes 73-miles-per-hour. He is dressed in a button-up shirt and trousers. Jimmie, seventeen, is entering the "Tether Trainer" an acrobatic model. He is dressed in a plaid button-up shirt and trousers. The plane in the foreground is a Yogi Pusher.

Archival Date

1946-04-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-410

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

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License

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Subjects

Pate, Roy; Eastland, Jimmie; Model airplanes; Model Airplane Contest; Fort Worth Army Air Field; Contests; Paschal High schools; The Green Hornet; The Tether Trainer