Tag: 1950’s

• Fairchild Flying Boxcar – Part One – The Gift Horse

  

  I am either the best father in the world or the worst one. The decision will not be mine, though I would like to be told so that I can dress appropriately. The chance to be best came when my daughter was an airplane enthusiast a few years back ( she still is…) and took…

  Dick Stein

  April 25, 2019

  1:72 scale, Canadian aircraft, Colour Schemes, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Wet Dog Regional Airport

  1950’s, cargo plane, Fairchild, RCAF

• Yes, They Really Did Think It Was A Good Idea

  

  And I, at 7, agreed with them. This was in 1955 – just after the suspension of the Korean War, and just at the start of the Cold War – at least the start in our local area. In truth, it had been going on since 1945 but the locals did not realise it. The…

  Dick Stein

  March 25, 2019

  American aircraft, Miniature Philosophy, Model Airplane, Toys, Uncategorized

  1950’s, Christmas present, Cold War, Toys