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This picture was taken at the Waveney Model Flying Club site on the concrete of the old Ellough airbase about 1975. This was Graham Wilkes' first model and it was a shoulder wing trainer. Unfortunately he can't recall the name of the kit but it did it's job well even after one or two "prangs"....hence the multicolour finish

He recalls that it was powered by an Enya 35 and control was Skyleader.

Graham Wilkes with Cutlass, mid 1970's

Graham and Dick Wayne at the American school in Bradwell mid 70's
Dick started Anglia Model Centre in Tonning Street Lowestoft
Ford Capri is Graham's Dad's, BMC 1800 is Dick Wayne's

Graham with Cambrian Pioneer, same as above

Paul Crowfoot holding Graham's little Flair Baronette Triplane.. circa 2000

Jan Wilkes with Graham's Komet

Some pictures from the old Field; Elough, near Beccles .. Circa 2001

This is the transmitter pound with the pits and car park beyond

Another picture of the pits with the flightline beyond

Peter Keeley starts his Acrowot, a model that narrowly survived an incident when another member who should remain nameless but is in fact in the photo...... switched on his transmitter believing he was on a different frequency from Peter........ WRONG!

Some people just go over the top on their undercarriage..... it'll need a good run up!
John Marquis's Kyosho trainer with flight kit "attached"

A couple of warbirds ready to go dogfighting..... great fun.

It's that man again.... Peter Keeley and his World Models Mustang prior to it's maiden flight

Bob Wren's quarter scale Dr1 built from the flair kit

Another shot of Bob's Dr1 with Graham's smaller version in the foreground, look great in the air together.

Here's Kiwibob taking his plane out for his very first flight at Phoenix MFC; February 2001
It was very windy. Dave Rudder was the Instructor

This is the plane. A Thunder Tiger Trainer with Irvine .53 engine

Seen here at Waveney MFC, Ellough

Paul Crowfoot was giving KB lessons today

Tom Taylor. Not sure where this photo was taken, but he was in the Waveney MFC many years ago