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From the archives: Model airplanes take to sky in 1961

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Contestants prepare model airplanes for takeoff during a contest which took place at the old bombing range north of Pasco in this Nov. 13, 1961, photo. Contestants were, from front to back, Van Casey, Chuck Bailey, Zane Casey, Fred Fisher, John Fisher, Fred Bonar, Charles Bailey and Pete and David Dallaire. The event was sponsored by the Tri-City Radio Control Modelers.
Contestants prepare model airplanes for takeoff during a contest which took place at the old bombing range north of Pasco in this Nov. 13, 1961, photo. Contestants were, from front to back, Van Casey, Chuck Bailey, Zane Casey, Fred Fisher, John Fisher, Fred Bonar, Charles Bailey and Pete and David Dallaire. The event was sponsored by the Tri-City Radio Control Modelers. Tri-City Herald Herald archives

Contestants prepare their model airplanes for takeoff during a 1961 contest which took place at the old bombing range north of Pasco.

The event was sponsored by the Tri-City Radio Control Modelers.

This story was originally published November 11, 2015 at 3:28 PM with the headline "From the archives: Model airplanes take to sky in 1961."

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