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WING
SPAN
FEBRUARY
They follow in the footsteps of their
great grandfather Jim Dillon, a
Second World War fighter pilot who
first flew free flight models in the
1930s before taking up control line
in the 1970s.
Dad Paul Dillon began flying control
line when he was three years old
and took up radio control in his
teenage years. He was control line
F2D Combat National Champion
at the Dalby Nationals in 2010/11
and he continues to fly today and
support both boys in their flying
endeavours.
As members of the Control Line
Association of Ipswich Incorporated
– CLASSII, Rory and Callum have
been flying control line since a
very early age and have their silver
and gold wings respectively. They
fly both control line and radio
control model aircraft with the RAAF
Amberly Model Aircraft Club on most
weekends.
The boys are also keen on sport and
fit this in around their rugby league,
boxing, basketball and fishing.
Both boys took part in the 2016
Control Line World Championships
in Perth this May in the F2D Combat
category where Callum competed
as a junior pilot and Rory was his
mechanic and runner.
Although either boy could have
represented Australia at the World
Championships, there was only
one Junior place on the team and
after much deliberation Callum was
chosen as he is considering a future
career with the RAAF and Rory
already plays representative rugby
league at state, city and club level.
YOUTH
cORNER
TEENAGERS RORY AND CALLUM DILLON ARE FOURTH GENERATION AERO MODELLERS OF
INDIGENOUS HERITAGE, FROM THE WORORA PEOPLES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AND ARE PART
OF A FAMILY TRADITION THAT STRETCHES BACK TO BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR.