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  • Photo 1: 1973 RC World Champion Tsugutaka Yoshioka, Japan. His brother served as his mechanic. Here, the two are busy preparing for the race. Model: Blue Angel.
  • Picture 2: Wolfgang Matt of Liechtenstein once again won the silver medal, just as he did in 1971. Pictured here with his Super Star model.
  • Photo 3: Hanno Prettnner of Austria improved his ranking by one place compared to 1971. His Super Sicroly model is equipped with landing flaps.
  • Image 4: Harald Neckar, West Germany, took 4th place. His Mephisto model is one of the most remarkable designs at this World Championship. The Mephisto is equipped with a pendulum-type elevator.
  • Image 5: Norman Page of the USA took 5th place. His “Mach 1” model stands out for its great wing depth. It is exceptionally well-crafted. Norman Page likely performed the most impressive flight maneuvers at this World Championship.
  • Image 6 The Canadian team was quite successful this time around. From left to right: Ivan Kristensen (14th place), Philip Soden (6th place), Warren Hitchcox (26th place). Soden was among the leaders at the start of the World Championship and held second place in the standings for a long time.
  • Image 7 Tied with Soden for 6th place was Japan’s Yoshiki Takahashi with his model “Cinnamon.”
  • Image 8 Winners are often lonely.
  • Image 9: Japan’s Tetsuiji Okumura, the third member of the successful Japanese team, finished in 9th place.
  • Image 10: Award ceremony.
  • Image 11 Preparing for the start: Bruno Giezendanner with his Salamandre shortly before the start. Kurt Müller (left), team manager, and Mario Waldmeier (right), mechanic.
  • Image 12 The Japanese have every reason to be happy. On the left is Okumura, on the right is Yoshioka.
  • Image 13 Part of the U.S. team. From left to right: James Martin (11th place), Ron Chidgey, team manager, and Norman Page (5th place).
  • Image 14 The team from the Principality of Liechtenstein.
  • Image 15 Serious faces among the Swiss. From left to right: Willi Gloor, mechanic; Renato Ragoni (64th place); Kurt Müller.
  • Image 16 James Whitley (8th place) with his trusty Daddy Rabbit.
  • Image 17: Marabu at the measuring wall during model inspection.
  • Image 18: Elliptical wing on the model built by South African John Brink (63rd place).
  • Image 19 The Sandrair model by South African Ivan Olivier (43rd place).
  • Image 20 The Swiss team got along well with the Japanese.
  • Picture 21 One of the most elegant models at this World Championship was the “Demon” by Franci Markun of Yugoslavia (32nd place).
  • Photo 22 The team from the Federal Republic of Germany. Kurt Matke, 1972 German Champion (22nd place), Harald Neckar (4th place), and team leader Rudolf Godel.
  • Image 23 Edi Maranta, MG Wohlen,
  • Image 24 The flags are being lowered. Closing ceremony.

1973 RC World Champion Tsugutaka Yoshioka, Japan. His brother served as a mechanic. The two are shown here preparing for the race. Model: Blue Angel.
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1973 RC World Champion Tsugutaka Yoshioka, Japan. His brother served as a mechanic. The two are shown here preparing for the race. Model: Blue Angel.

6/1973
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