O. MODEL PLANE CHAMPIONSHIPS
J. A. Winn Takes Major Honours (New Zealand Press Asaoeiation) NEW PLYMOUTH, Jan. x J. A. Winn (Auckland) won major honours when the national model aeronautical championships ended at the New Plymouth airport on Sunday. He retained the champion of champions title and the control line title. The only new champion, J. Malkin (Upper Hutt), took the tree-flight championship. Championship winners were: Champion of champions. J. A. Winn (Auckland); tree-flight. J. Malkin (Upper Hutt); control line. J. A. Winn; junior. P. Levet (Auckland); champion club, Auckland Model Aeroplane Club. Result* are:—
Nordic Al towline glider: J. Barbour (Wellington) 1, B. Keegan (Auckland) 2, R. Mason (Papakura) 3. Class one speed: H. G. Westland (Kaiapoi) 1, J. A. Winn 2, A Pearce (Auckland) 3. Control line aerobatics: R Goding (Christchurch), 312 points. 1; M. Kendrick (Wenganui) 2. B Deakin (Palmerston North) 3.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29402, 3 January 1961, Page 6
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