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The Story Behind Megow Balsa

Thursday, September 6th, 2012

Anyone who knows of the Golden Age of Model Aircraft has worked with balsa wood.  This excellent article was printed in several of the Megow Company catalogs during the 1930s and 1940s.   Fred Megow got his start selling balsa and wood stock from the famous 'Green Cabinet' in local ... Read the rest of the article...

A Pigeon Called Doolittle

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

By Jan R. Bussie As much as any nine year old boy could, I loved the seemingly endless days of summer fun while living at Koontz Lake. The sad days of the war years were coming to an end and there was a marked improvement in the post-war economic outlook. ... Read the rest of the article...

Modeling in a Vacuum

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

by Jan R. Bussie As a young boy I was fascinated by the WW2 war news coming out of Europe. The bravery of the bombers and fast fighters pilots made them my heroes both then and now. In an effort to emulate these men I would fly my balsa glider in ... Read the rest of the article...