Nationals Champions Since 1950

A tribute to Australian winners of control line model aircraft aerobatics (stunt)
competitions at National Championships.



Venue         Placings

2009         1 Murray Howell / Kiev Express 
Albury/      2 Joe Parisi
Wodonga      3 Peter White / Geo XL
2008         1 Joe Parisi 
Albury/      2 Brian Eather
Wodonga      3 Peter White
2007         1 Joe Parisi 
Perth        2 Peter White
WA           3 Dave Simons
2006 (Dec)   1 Paul Turner / Windwiper / ST 46
Albury/      2 Reg Towell / SeaFury / Saito72
Wodonga      3 Joe Parisi / JPS6 / Saito72
2006 (Apr)   1 Brian Eather/Firecracker/Stalker61
Fleurieu Pen 2 Paul Turner / Windwiper / ST 46
SA           3 Paul Lagan/Yatsenko Acrobat/Retro60
2005 (Jul)   1 Masara Hiki / Yatsenko / Retro 60
Richmond     2 Kaz Minato / Blue max / Stalker 61
NSW          3 Mark Batty / Sukhoi / OS 40 FP
2004 (Apr)   1 Peter White / Geo XL / Stalker 61
Busselton    2 Mark Ellins / Jazzer / ST 46
WA           3 Peter Smith / Crusader / ST 46
2002 (Dec)   1 Mark Batty / Sukhoi / OS 40 FP
Albury/	2 Paul Turner / Windwiper / ST 46
Wodonga      3 Brian Gardner/Renegade/Jett-GMA60
2001 (Dec)   1 Mark Batty / Sukhoi / OS 40 FP
Albury/	2 Joe Parisi / Reactive / PA 51
Wodonga      3 Brian Gardner / Gigabyte / Jett60
2001 (Apr)   1 Paul Turner / Wind Wizard / ST 46
Busselton    2 Stuart Sherlock/Firecracker/ST 46
WA           3 Peter Smith / Crusader III /ST 46
1999         1 Mark Batty / Coy Lady / Fox 35
Nowra        2 Murray Howell / Miracles / ST 46
NSW          3 Paul Turner / Wind Wizard / ST 46
1998         1 Murray Howell/Courageous Kaz/ST60
Toowoomba    2 Joe Parisi / Novar / PA 61
QLD          3 Brian Eather/ Firecracker / PA 61
1997         1 Joe Parisi / Novar / PA 51
Wakerie      2 Brian Gardner/ Obsession / Jett59
SA           3 Reg Towell / Junar / ST 46
1996         1 Ray Ogle
Darwin       2 J McNair
NT           3
1995         1 Joe Parisi / Reactive / PA 40
Ballarat     2 Reg Towell / Gotcha 5 / ST 46
VIC          3 Paul Turner / Windwizard / ST 46
1994
Mundijong      Not held due to lack of entries
WA
1993         1 Reg Towell / Gotcha 5 / ST 46
Wagga Wagga  2 Paul Turner / Wind Wizard / ST 46
NSW          3 Tom Dixon / Thunderbird / Merco61
1992         1 Joe Parisi / Reactive II / ST 60
Bundaberg    2
QLD          3 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
1991         1 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
Wakerie      2 Doug Grinham / Maton / ST 51
SA           3 Frank Battam / Caudron / ST 60
1990         1 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
Bendigo      2 Brian Eather / Firecracker
VIC          3 Reg Towell / Caudron / ST 46
1989
Bunbury        Not held due to lack of entries
WA
1988         1 Brian Eather/Firecracker / ST 60
Amberly      2 Joe Parisi / Reactive / ST 60
QLD          3 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
1987         1 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
Richmond     2 Bob Whitely USA / Laser / ST 60
NSW          3 Brian Eather/Firecracker / ST 60
1986         1 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
Wakerie      2 Reg Towell/Blue Caudron / ST 46
SA           3 Frank Battam/Mean Machine / ST 46
1985         1 Brian Eather / Firecracker / ST60
Wangaratta   2 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
VIC          3 Reg Towell / Caudron / ST 46
1984
Mandura        Not held due to lack of entries
WA
1983         1 Reg Towell/ Yellow Caudron/ ST 46
Richmond     2 Brian Eather / Starduster / ST 46
NSW          3 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
1982         1 Paul Turner  / Windwitch / ST 46
Warwick      2 Reg Towell / Caudron / ST 46
QLD          3 Brian Eather / Starduster / ST 46
1981         1 Paul Turner / Windwitch / ST 46
Horsham      2 Reg Towell / Blue Caudron / ST 46
VIC          3 Brian Eather /  / ST 46
1980         1 Frank Battam
Albany       2 Peter Smith / Sleever / ST 46
WA           3 Stuart Sherlock/AnnaDomini/Enya45
1979         1 Gary Morgan / Stilleto / ST 46
Goulburn     2 Reg Towell / Blue Caudron / ST 46
NSW          3 Paul Turner
1978         1 Doug Harlow / Eclipse / ST 47
Amberly      2 Peter White / Manito / ST 46
QLD          3 Paul Turner
1977         1 Doug Harlow / Eclipse / ST 46
Camperdown   2 Peter White / Zodiac / ST46
VIC          3 Paul Turner / Windwand
1976         1 Doug Harlow / Atlantis / Enya45
Bunbury      2 Dave Campbell
WA           3 Lindsay Hall
1975 (Dec)   1 Doug Harlow / Atlantis / Enya 45
Loxton       2 Paul Turner / Windwedge / Fox 40
SA           3 Reg Towell / Superbone
1974         1 John Tidey / Windwagon / Merco 35
Camden       2 Reg Towell / Super Bone /McCoy 40
NSW          3 Paul Turner / Windwedge / Fox 40
1973 (Dec)   1 Paul Turner / Windwedge / Fox 40
Amberly      2 Peter White / Atlantis / Enya 45
QLD          3 Brian Hampton/Supermaster/Enya45
1972 (Dec)   1 Paul Turner / Windwagon / Fox 35
Geelong      2 John Tidey / Supermaster
VIC          3 Peter White/Supermaster/Merco 35
1971         1 Peter Smith / Sleever / Veco 35
Northam      2 Gary Bourne / Angelique /
WA           3 Len Armour / Lasher / GloChief 49
1970         1 Paul Turner / Windwagon / Fox 35
Strathalbyn  2 John Tidey / Supermaster
SA           3 Dallas Hannah / Supermaster
1969         1 Dallas Hannah / Peter / Merco 35
Wallacia     2 W Sutton
NSW          3 Reg Towell
1968         1 Ken Taylor / Shark / Merco35
Warrnambool  2 John Tidey
VIC          3 Noel Egan
1967         1 Peter Smith / Crusader / Veco 35
Northam      2 Theo Georgiadis / Shark / Merco49
WA           3 Len Armour / Lasher / GloChief 49
1966         1 Ken Taylor / Shark / Fox 59
Strathalbyn  2
SA           3
1965         1 D Hartshorne / Angelique /Merco35
Canberra     2 Ken Taylor / Shark / Fox 59
ACT          3 Ross Murphy / Shark
1964 (Dec)   1 Ken Taylor / Shark / Fox 59
Melbourne    2 Brian Birch / Imperial / Merco 49
VIC          3 D Hartshorne / Angelique /Merco49
1963 (Dec)   1 Ken Dowell / Angelique / Merco35
Strathalbyn  2 Ken Taylor / Shark / Enya 45
SA           3 Reg Towell /Thunderbird / Merco35
1962 (Dec)   1 Paul Turner / Thunderbird / OS 35
Camden       2 Doug Harlow / Own Design
NSW          3 Ken Taylor / Shark / Enya 45
1961 (Dec)   1 Doug Harlow / Comanche / Merco 35
Echuca       2 Brian Eather / Thunderbird/ OS 35
VIC          3 Tony Farnan / Thunderbird / OS 29
1960         1 Doug Harlow / Nobler / OS 35
Rosewood     2 Paul Turner / Comanche / OS 35
QLD          3 Ken Taylor / Kismet / OS 35
1959         1 Tony Farnan / Thunderbird / OS 29
Gawler       2 Tom Prosser / Comanche / OS 35
SA           3 Ken Taylor / Kismet / OS 35
1958         1 Bob Hyde / Thunderbird / OS 35
Camden       2 Tony Farnan / Thunderbird / OS 29
NSW          3 Ken Taylor / Thunderbird
1957         1 Bob Hyde / Thunderbird / OS 35 
CampbellTown 2 Tony Farnan / Ramrod / OS 29
TAS          3 Ian Wright / Ramrod / OS 29
1956         1 John Crockett / Dragon Wagon
Traralgon    2 Norm Sutcliffe / Pow Wow / Sabre 35
VIC          3 Tony Farnan / Socks / OS 29
1955         1 Ken Castle
Archerfield  2
QLD          3
1954         1 Ken Spry
Mallala      2
SA           3
1953         1 Col Munro
Toowoomba    2
QLD          3
1952 (Dec)   1 Don McLaren/Wildfire/AndersonSpitfire
Bendigo      2 John Lamont/AllAustralian/Sabre49
VIC          3 Monty Tyrrell/Go Devil/A.Spitfire
1951 (Dec)   1 Monty Tyrrell / Chief /A.Spitfire
Camden       2 Max Cummings / Hot Canary /Fox 35
NSW          3 Col Sommers /Veco Warrior/Frog500
1950 (Dec)   1 Monty Tyrrell/Go Devil/A.Spitfire
West Beach   2
SA           3 
1950 (Apr)   1 Reg Cooper/Monitor/AndersonSpitfire
Melbourne    2 Brian Horrocks 
VIC          3


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The convention used for specifying the Nationals in this list is to quote the year in which a particular Nationals commenced.  When more than one Nationals has commenced within one year the month of commencement is also quoted.



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