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PUBLISHER
Tom Poberezny
VICE-PRESIDENT
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Dick Matt
EDITOR Mark Phelps MANAGING EDITOR
Golda Cox
ART DIRECTOR
Mike Drucks
MAY 1990 • Vol. 18, No.5 Copyright © 1990 by the EAA Antiquel Classic Division . Inc. All rights reserved .
ADVERnSING
Mary Jones
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Norman Petersen Dick Cavin
FEATURE WRITERS
George A Hardie, Jr. Dennis Parks
EDITORIAl ASSISTANT
Isabelle Wiske
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jim Koepnlck Carl Schuppel
Jeff Isom
EM ANTIQUE/CLASSIC
DIVISION, INC.
OFFICERS
President Espie "Butch" Joyce 604 Highway SI. Madison. NC 27025 919/427-0216
Vice President Arthur R. Morgan 3744 North 51st Blvd. M ilwaukee.WI 53216 414/442 -3631
Secretary George S. York 181 Sloboda Ave. Mansfield. OH 44906 419/529-4378
Treasurer
E.E. "Buck" Hilbert
P.O. Box 424
Union. IL 60180
815/923 -4591
DIRECTORS Robert C "Bob" Brauer 9345 S. Hoyne Chicago. IL 60620 312m9-2105 Philip Coulson 28415 Springbrook Dr Lawton. MI 49065 616/624-6490 Charles Harris 3933 South Peoria PO Box 904038 Tulsa. OK 74105 9181742-7311 Dale A Gustafson 7724 Shady Hill Drive Indianapolis. IN 46278 317/293-4430 Gene Morris 115C Steve Court. R.R. 2 Roanoke. TX 76262 817/491-9110
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Contents 2
Straight and Levellby Espie "Butch" Joyce
4
Letters to the Editor
5
AIC Newslby Mark Phelps
7
Members' Projectslby Norm Petersen
8
Sun 'n Fun in Photoslby Mark Phelps
10
Vintage Literaturelby Dennis Parks
12
Calendar
13
Do You Know Me?lby B.J . Shoup
16
Dutch Treatlby Walter van Tilborg
22
Rough Riverlby Ron Ferrara
26
Chapter Capsuleslby Bob Brauer
28
Pass It To Buck/by E.E. "Buck" Hilbert
30
Vintage Trader
34
Mystery Planelby George Hardie, Jr.
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FRONT COVER ... Rudy Krens' Stea rman aloft over the Dutch lowlands. (Photo by Ben Ullings)
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