Article April 5, 1969 ISSUE

"The Flying Ninety"

[For young teens]

MILDRED MONTGOMERY McLANE

George's newest model airplane was the best one he'd ever built. It had a radio-controlled engine, and he called it "The Flying Ninety" because it cost him ninety dollars. He had saved his money for a long time to get all the necessary parts.

When it was finished, his mother drove him out into the country to a field where radio-controlled flight was permitted. It didn't take long to fill the gas tank and rev up the engine, and in just a few moments the bright red plane soared into the sky.

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