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July 1954 Air Trails Hobbies for Young Men
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These pages from vintage modeling magazines like Flying Aces, Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, Young Men, Flying Models, Model Airplane News, R/C Modeler, captured the era. All copyrights acknowledged.

July 1954

Vol. 42, No. 4

Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray 4-View, by Jefferies	18
What's Ahead for You in Engineering?	26
Air Progress: Lindbergh Era (1927-1929), by Douglas Rolfe	30
Ship Progress, by H. Alonzo Staab	42
We Drive the MG Magnette, by Joe Wherry	46
"Killer" Combat Kites	48
Channel Winger, by Roy L. Clough, Jr.	58
Safe Shooting for Your High School Rifle Team	66
Cameron .09 Marine Engine	68
Auto Progress: The Ford Story	76
Modelplane Sketchbook	82

Posted October 11, 2014

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