Comments on: Sad news for small boys of all ages http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages Airpower and British society, 1908-1941 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:08:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-158300 Brett Holman Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:25:42 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/#comment-158300 Alex: Good to hear from you! I'll send you an email. Brett Alex:

Good to hear from you! I'll send you an email.

Brett

]]> By: Alex. Dickson http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-158276 Alex. Dickson Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:16:10 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/#comment-158276 Hullo Brett How are you and what are you doing these days ? We met in the RAF Museum at Hendon when you were in the UK. I enjoy your work on the net, the site's reads, and hope that life treats you well. Kindest regards. Yours aye Alex. Hullo Brett

How are you and what are you doing these days ? We met in the RAF Museum at Hendon when you were in the UK. I enjoy your work on the net, the site's reads, and hope that life treats you well.

Kindest regards.

Yours aye

Alex.

]]> By: Brett Holman http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-97426 Brett Holman Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:53:54 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/#comment-97426 Thanks, Graham -- that's very useful to know. I may well be in touch at some point ... Thanks, Graham -- that's very useful to know. I may well be in touch at some point ...

]]> By: Graham Bailey http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-97336 Graham Bailey Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:34:41 +0000 http://airminded.org/2006/09/02/sad-news-for-small-boys-of-all-ages/#comment-97336 Hi - Re. your piece about the 'Skybird League' - Alfred J Holladay was my grandfather, and although I never knew him, I have over the years become very interested in Skybirds and now have quite a collection of both the planes and their extensive range of accessories. I also have a great deal of paperwork concering the company and their products and can confirm that they were the original marketers of the the 1/72 scale aircraft. Some of the aircraft I have are as good as new even though they were constructed and painted over 70 years ago - they are little works of art and I'm very proud of what my grandfather achieved. He inspired many young boys back in the 1930's to become interested in aviation (the word 'air-minded' crops up frequently in their literature) and instilled in many of them a lifelong interest in aircraft generally - many of them went on to join the RAF in one form or another (either as ground crew, production and some as pilots), notable examples being Neville Duke and Geoffrey Wellum who both built Skybirds as teenagers. My grandfather instigated the annual competitions to discover the best constructed Skybirds, often with excellent prizes for the best entries. There is a lot more I could tell you about this, but I need to start work shortly! If you need any more info., please let me know. Regards, Graham Bailey - Essex Hi - Re. your piece about the 'Skybird League' - Alfred J Holladay was my grandfather, and although I never knew him, I have over the years become very interested in Skybirds and now have quite a collection of both the planes and their extensive range of accessories.
I also have a great deal of paperwork concering the company and their products and can confirm that they were the original marketers of the the 1/72 scale aircraft.
Some of the aircraft I have are as good as new even though they were constructed and painted over 70 years ago - they are little works of art and I'm very proud of what my grandfather achieved. He inspired many young boys back in the 1930's to become interested in aviation (the word 'air-minded' crops up frequently in their literature) and instilled in many of them a lifelong interest in aircraft generally - many of them went on to join the RAF in one form or another (either as ground crew, production and some as pilots), notable examples being Neville Duke and Geoffrey Wellum who both built Skybirds as teenagers. My grandfather instigated the annual competitions to discover the best constructed Skybirds, often with excellent prizes for the best entries.
There is a lot more I could tell you about this, but I need to start work shortly!
If you need any more info., please let me know.
Regards,
Graham Bailey - Essex

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