Bob ANGUS - Inducted 2006 HOF
Born 1928 --- Passed away 4/2026

My father, Bob Angus passed away in April of 2026 at the age of 97 ½, He built and flew model airplanes since he was 14 in 1942. I began going to the field when I was 3 and started building (with him) and flying free flight at the age of 5, all because of my dad. My father was an Eagle Scout as was his brother and my sons which is special to us. Dad showed interest in model airplanes by building the 25-cent stick and paper models. Using money earned on a paper route, he acquired a Phantom P-30, and built a Scientific Coronet, followed by a Buccaneer B Special. In 1945, he became an Eagle Scout, and in 1946 he successfully flew a GE Cabinette with a Super Atom. In the late 1940's and the early 1950's dad was busy with college then a master’s at Penn State and then off to the Air Force for 3 years. In 1959 my father began his career at the University of Arizona as an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics with a PhD from Penn State University. His family expanded to three children, Jean, Walter, and Jay. He retired as a full professor in 1994. Model airplanes became a part of his life again in 1958 with a DEMCO payload model powered by a used Atwood .049. It was RC with a Citizenship radio and escapement. He then designed a rudder only model with which he placed fifth at the NATS in 1964. During the early 60's he competed in the U. S. free flight team trials for A-2 towline gliders. In those years, he competed in the Southwest in Pattern contests, and for the last three years, he has competed in the Gunsmoke Scale Qualifier in Phoenix. He also CD'ed several of the Winter National contests that were held at Marana Air Park during the 1970's. In 1984, Bob began flying with SAM at the Southwest Regionals in Buckeye, AZ. He won the Robert's Cup and placed 1 st in B ignition LER at the 1987 Champs at Seguin, TX. Since then, he has competed in fourteen SAM Champs. Bob Angus has given much back to the modeling community. He was a founding member of the Tucson Radio Control Club in the mid 60's. He served two terms as president of that club and was on the board of directors for several years. He is currently on the board of directors for the Tucson Modelplex Corporation. He has served as the secretary of the Southwest Regionals Corporation. Along with fellow HOF entrant Al Lidberg, Bob has been a major factor in the continuation and expansion of the annual Southwest Regional Contest now held at Eloy each January. Bob Angus was the CD from 1989 to 2019 for the RC Assist side of the Southwest Regionals at Eloy AZ, assisted many times by his Walt, who has taken over the duties of CD. Bob Angus was also the RC Contest Director for the 2005 SAM Champs held in Las Vegas. He is an accomplished organizer of and competitor in SAM contests.

Walt Angus

SAM Secretary Treasurer

Dad and planes in Vegas (open the image in New Tab for full resolution)

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