Delmar Bejamin flying his 1932 GeeBee R-2 replica in Michelstadt PART 1

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NOTE at 7.02 - 7.04 (near?) Bird Strike!!! Delmar Benjamin initiated and helped to build an fully operational copy of the famous GeeBee R-2 racing plane. Delmar demonstrated that the plane was not only fast, but also fully aerobatic. This is demonstrated in the airshows he presented his scills and the GeeBee's aerobatic abilities. In Germany he performed one of the last demonstrations before the GeeBee copy was finally put on display in the United States. Material for this video was recorded in Michelstadt, Germany 2001. A number of camera operators participated to record the weekend airshow where Delmar and his plane was one of the high points of the show. From the combined video material Alexander Obolonsky produced for the show's organiser "Fiber Classics" (To day CARF models) a video sold by Fiber Classics. My renumeration fort the 3 days work was the exchange of all recordings done by me and James O'Brien, whoe used my second camera, in return for all material recorded on that weekend. This was honoured by A. Obolonsky who sent the relevant tapes for mu own use as "AVF Video - Airvideofred" This YouTube clip is the only thge second time I am using material handed to me from that show. The kit for the RC model of the GeeBee R-2 shown in this video was built from a Fiber Classics Kit and is still available from CARF Models, may be even the Show video as produced by A. Obolonsky. Aero topvideos (www.modellsport.de/shop are selling a Scale documentation of the GeeBee R-2 with video of Delmar's plane and the Fiber Classics RC model. Enjoy!