Written by Jackie Shalberg
National Model Aviation Museum: History Preserved
As seen in the July 2017 issue of Model Aviation.
Fifty years ago this July—specifically July 24-30—was the 1967 National Model Airplane Championships (Nats), sponsored by the AMA and hosted by the U.S. Navy. Taking place at the Naval Air Station at Los Alamitos, California, this was one of 25 Nats hosted by the Navy.
“The third contest flight proved disastrous for young [Ronald Freeman’s] model … Ronald ... has four other models he has qualified for the contests, and…
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