WW I 2000 Fly In

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A 1/4 scale iteration of an Art Chester Jeep toutches down for a nice landing; carrying the tail! This was kit-bashed from an Ace 4-120 monoplane.	Al Ehrenfels guides his Bristol Scout on a low fly-by. The plane is almost as old as Al!
David Wheeler from Ashland Mass puts on a show with his Flair 1/4 scale Fokker Triplane.	Gus Deltwas brought a very nice looking SE5a. Seen here the scout is being brought in for a nice landing.
Mike Okraska from Somers CT brings his 1/3 scale Sopwith Pup in for a gentle landing. Dawn Patrol 2000 brought extremely nice flying conditions.	Paul Savastano (Right), event director, congratulates Mitch Epstein on winning the raffle prize of a Balsa USA 1/4 scale Sopwith Pup kit.
Mike Okraska flies his Flair Hannibal low and slow down the runway at Dawn Patrol 2000!	Al Ehrenfels flies his Beautiful Bristol Scout. This G-23 powered aircraft is 18 years old!
Ron Jenson of Coventry CT with his 84" wingspan Taube which weighs 9 pounds and uses a Saito .91	John Amsden puts on a show just starting the Saito 5-cylinder engine. At 100" this 16 pound Fokker E-III flies majestically!
Chauncy Dance with his 63" Fokker DrI. It is 15 pounds and uses a Saito multi-cylinder four-cycle engine.	NCRCC member Dick Adamonis put his 94" Fieseler Storch on Static display. Plane weighs 13.5 pounds and uses a Saito .91
Bob Saunders of Willington CT shows his Boeing F4B2. It has a wingspan of 68", weighs 11 pounds and uses an OS 1.20 four-stroke engine.	Dave Chapdelaine of Coventry CT shows his Curtiss P6-E "Hawk" which was built from a Royal kit. Wingspan is 63" and weight is 11.5 pounds. The Hawk is powered by an OS .91 four-stroke engine.
Bob Boulais shows off his 1/4 scale Nieuport 17 of escadrille 'Les Cicognes'	Corky Laduke of Springfield MA shows his 67" Tiger Moth which is powered by a Saito .56 and flies very nicely!
Gus Deltwas shows us his 1/4 scale SE5a. Gus hails from Lawrence MA and has made it to every one of our DAWN PATROL meets to date! The SE5 uses a Quadra 35 for power.	Bob Haines of Amston CT built and flew this nice SE5a. It weighs 15 pounds, 74" wingspan and is powered by a Saito 1.50 four-stroke.
Dave Johnson of Vernon CT built this Albatross D III using the colors of Werner Voss. The 18 pound, 84" Albatross contains lots of detail and uses a US41 powerplant.	Here's a 14 pound 1/4 scale Sopwith Camel from Dave Johnson of Vernon. Dave uses a Zenoah G-38 for power.
Mike Okraska shows his 88" Flair Hannibal. A very nice flying aircraft.	Mike Okrask's Balsa USA 1/3 scale Sopwith Pup flies like the all do - BEAUTIFULLY! Mike uses a Zenoah G-62 to power this 35 pound, 104" aircraft.
Paul Savastano shows his Albatross which is also powered with a US 41 gas burner.	Paul Savastano of Vernon CT shows off his Spad XIII which is powered with a US 41 gas burner. Paul drew his own plans and scratch-built the plane.
David Wheeler brougt this nice Flair Fokker DR-1. It has a top wingspan of 74" and weighs just 14 pounds with an OS .91 two cycle engine. This plane flew VERY nicely!	Ray Hinds shows his Fokker E-III Eindekker. With a weight of 16 pounds, the Zenoah G-23 powers it realistically. Wingspan is 100" and the plane features scale wing warping and a pilot who can drop a bomb!