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1916 Bellanca CE

December 16, 2016

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Scratch Built model of the 1916 Bellanca CE

Scratch Built model of the 1916 Bellanca CE

I flew this model many times indoors at the Lakehurst, NJ Hindenburg hangar. Click here.

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