Okay, so Oscar Koveleski is best known for his model cars, slot cars, and RC cars, but you might be surprised to know that in his early years he was an avid model airplane builder, and actually began flying full sized airplanes at the age of 9.

Here is a cool article published in the Scrantonian (Scranton, PA) in 1947:

http://www.oscarsautoworld.com/oscar_scrantonian.shtml