Maryland Delaware Rocketry
Association Inc.(MDRA)


MDRA Lost and Found

Lost Items:

Mike Di Venti:
It's a 38mm min. diam. fiberglass rocket with ply fins. It has a Loki 38/1200 motor, ARTS 2 and a rocket hunter transmitter on freq. 223.910 mhz. and its yellow w/ off white nose cone(unpainted) Last seen going mach into the blue sky at Higgs Farm RED GLARE6 on Sun. 4/19/2009. It was heading slightly towards the Southeast going up. I lost my tracking signal after about 25secs. It was very winding that day blowing in from the E by S.E. at about 18mph. If found please leave with a MDRA board member and/or contact me at mdiventi [at] hvc [dot] rr [dot] com or call 845-294-5543 - Thanks.
Michael A. Di Venti
TRA09981
NAR80980L3
Glenn Jockle:
Lost Sunday 11/9 PML Tethys rocket without cone (blue body and gold fins) with Dr. Rocket motor hardware.     E-mail gjockle [at] mdmercy [dot] com    Work 410-332-9446    Home 410-521-3294
Steve Heller:
I lost a black, all carbon fiber 54MM Performance Rocketry Mongoose 54 on Saturday, 11/08/08. Saw the main come out and the rocket landed softly out by the road, in front of the trees looking out at the pads from the front field/flight line. Landed somewhere in between the welding shop and the large white sign, most likely in the soy beans. Saw a dark red pickup truck stop near where we thought it landed when we were heading out to get it -- someone got out, got something, and got back in. Not sure whether this was it or not, but seeing as myself and several others spent over 8 hours over two days looking for the thing (tracker lost signal right before the main came out), it is likely it was picked up and just hasn't been returned yet, or was stolen, as it was most likely visible from the road. Dual deployment, 1/8" kevlar shock cords, ~48" hot pink parachute. LOKI 2000NS case inside. $100 reward if found. Please contact Steve Heller, e-mail steve.m.heller [at] gmail [dot] com, cell 203.273.8718
George Kieley:
My 4" Loc V2 with a Loki H case inside. Launched on Sunday 4-20-08 at Higgs Farm. Last seen headed left over towards the trees.
Bruce Harris:
Treed, Sunday April 20, at Red Glare IV, Higgs Farm.
Black carbon fiber Performance Rocketry Mongoose 54 (name "Mongoose 54" on side in gold lettering). It has an Aeropac motor retainer with "Bruce E. Harris TRA#10564 L2" engraved on the end.
It landed in front row of three trees to the left of the launch area. It is visiable from the ground. The nose cone and bright orange 7"x70" streamer in one tree, the e-bay in another, and booster hanging from the thrid tree. All parts are strung together with 60 feet of tublar Kevlar shock cord.
There is a cash reward if recovered. Please call me at 443-889-2097 or email.
Howard Ullman:
I lost my Burgandy LOC Caliper with a "Rockets Magazine" sticker on it at Red Glare III (October 2007). It had a pink parachute with 54mm motor case in it. Unfortunately the main deployed at apogee and drifted for days to the south. There is a $$Reward$$ if found.
Zack Andraka:
Lost: Small black rocket with Red/White/Blue fins and stripes. Approx 2" dia and 20" long with a 24mm black RMS case. Thanks - email.
Glenn Diener:
Lost on 10/20/07: Ballistic Blaze, was a 54mm body tube with a 38mm motor mount. The rocket is florescent yellow and orange, approximately 6 feet long. Last seen arcing toward Ell Downes road. Rocket appeared to separate at apogee and had a 15 feet orange streamer, did not see a main deploy. Ballistic Blaze had a Loki 38mm 480 case and an ARTS altimeter.
REWARD if found. Please call Glenn Diener, 410-451-6935, or send email.
Kevin Mitchell:
COPPERTOP, my 3" dia. PML Ariel, disappeared into the sun on March 10th 2007 at the Higgs' farm. This rocket was painted just like a Duracell battery and had an ARTS altimeter and Loki 54mm hdwr in it. If the black 3' chute opened, it should be somewhere between El Downes Rd. and rt 313 (possibly near the large yellow building). If the rocket came in ballistic, it would be found on the far side of El Downes, possibly near the pond/pine trees. CASH REWARD to the person who finds it.
John Ritz:
Lost on 3/11/2007 Ingleside/Price, MD in the woods west of the intersection where the three crosses stand. My Mach Fever 2.4" diameter 67" long with white conical nose cone by Performance Rocketry and Kevlar-Carbon glassed PML airframe in dark red black color. Performance rocketry concept 54 white fin can. Has a KOSDON 54mm 2000Ns motorcase in it, an ARTS and a Rocket Hunter transmitter at 219.405 Mhz (from 3/11/2007 but probably broken).      John Ritz , phone 609-716-0442.
Ken Meeks:
Lost a 2.6 in diameter black rocket with a red nosecone, yellow parachute, and 29mm reload somewhere in the field behind the house on Oct22 2006 at Red Glare.
Steve Pellegrino:
Lost Saturday at Red Glare (10/21/06) - a 3" fiberglass Jumanji 3, purple/blue metallic paintjob. Orange/white main, orange drouge chute. ROCKETS sticker on one side of the fins. Loki 2800 case inside, ARTS altimeter. Reward for whoever finds it. Predicted to be out in one of the bean fields. Email me or call my cell at (908) 458-3099 - Thanks
Scott Harris:
Lost Oct 22, 2006 - "Colin's Folly" - 14', Blue & Silver rocket.
Jeff Scheiner:
On Saturday, Oct 21st 2006, lost an "I" Motor Loki Casing (Blue color). If anyone should recover this, please let me know. Many thanks. 301.807.4165
Rob Lilley:
Lost 10/22/06 Black Aerotech Cheetah with yellow chute and 24mm hardware. Lost in the beans behind the house at Price field. Email Rob Lilley
Eric Stackpole:
Lost at Price 4/9/2006: A Shadow Composities Ravin EX. It is 38mm in diameter, 5 feet tall, and all natural carbon fiber. The fins and nose cone are painted black. There is a white decal on the side that says Shadow Aero. It has a kosdon 38mm 1100ns gold motor case . I think it came in ballistic behind the flight line, or to the right of the flight line. It went over mach 2 so nobody was able to track it after motor burn out. There is a large reward; email me here. Thank you.
Rob Lilley:
Lost Aerotech 24/40 motor casing at Higgs 4/9/2006. Lost in the wheat field to the left of Tommy's driveway. If found email me.
Keith Soldavin:
Lost at Coverdale, on 1/28/2006: 3" diameter all carbon fiber rocket. The rocket is about 6' tall, all black, wih a silver tail cone. It was last seen under partial chute out across the street but has not been seen since. There are two small yellow drogue and pilot chutes that should be out and a red and black Rocketman chute probabl still in its red deployment bag. If you find it please email me. Thanks!
Neil Heller:
Lost my 4" diameter all fiberglass rocket on saturday, Jan 14, 2006. It's 25 pounds, and is either being dragged across every field in the south by a pair of 56" yellow chutes, a pile of parts, or is just little hole in the ground. pretty much the typical rocket, built like a tank, but no paint. if someone finds it, my phone is 207-846-4482, and email is neilthom@maine.rr.com. $100 reward for whoever brings it in.
Charles Sinclair:
Lost a Loc/Precision Little Nuke at Higgs Farm on 12/11/2005. It is black, with red stripes and a red tip on the nosecone. It had an aerotch 29/120 motor casing in it. We're not sure where it landed, but most of the rockets landed in the fields immediatly surrounding the pad area. If found please contect Charles Sinclair @ 302-284-3751
Nick Andraka:
Small 13mm Yellow/Orange BiWing glider. Lost on 11-12-05 at Price (Higgs). Last seen surfing the sky, passing over the "away cell", May have made it over the creek towards the "large yellow building". I would love to get this floater back. Thanks, Nick
Dennis Wiaterd:
Lost on 11/13/05 a PML X-calibur at the Higgs farm. It has a blue body with yellow fins and nosecone. It had a white drogue and multi-color main. One fin had the artwork of a dragon. The rocket had a Dr. Rocket 360 casing and an adept altimeter. The flight took it over the road to the right with a projected altitude of 4,500. Both charges fired but it was not seen. A reward is offered. Contact Dennis Wiaterd
Neil McGilvray:
One pair of women’s prescription sun glasses. They are thick black frames that look like Ray Bans. Reward if found. They were lost on 10-23-04 over by area of the three spruce trees to the right (looking at the flight line) of the RSO and LCO stations. If you find these please contact Neil McGilvray for return to the owner. Thanks.
Bruce Harris:
I lost my LOC Vulcanite 2¨ x 3' rocket at Higgs Farm on 23 Oct 05. It is black with three red fins, white nose cone and 28¨" orange parachute. Also has a 29/180 Dr Rocket Motor with a black Aeropack retainer. Facing the launch area, it landed to the right and behind, beyond the first tree line.
Doug Beard:
Rocket section painted like US Flag.
Booster Section of my Public Missiles "Star Spangled Nimbus" with 38mm motor casing in it. Came in ballistic at Sod Farm on 18 September 2005 probably in vicinity of woods. Behind buildings on other side of road from RSO and LCO tables.       [email]
Scott Tyrrell:
Lost: At Central Sod farm, "Flipper Two" a 4" diameter rocket, with a black three finned booster section, that has a silver sticker with the word 'Nightwind' on it. The booster has a 54mm with six outboard 29mm motor tubes, and staging electronics. The booster was loaded with a single 38mm plain aluminum casing about 16" long (full I size), with my TRA number 2471 written in faded marker at the end of the casing. Mostly white payload section, with two wide black bands and black nosecone, housing a Super 8 movie camera, adept RAS2 altimeter, and an orange 'chute. Streamlined into or beyond the woods a year ago, on August 8, 2004. The rocket went down on a compass bearing of 250 degrees, taken as I was standing at the rangehead.
The woods are the ones you would get to if you came into the farm and kept on driving on the road past the rangehead, the rocket landed in or beyond the woods to the right of the end of that road. If you have anything or need more info, please email me, I would really like to recover the altimeter chip and casing and see if anything else in the remains is still salvageable. Reward for return.
Chuck Hartley:
Lost an all yellow PML IO August 8, 2004 (ESL#76) at the Central Sod Farm. H238 with Dr. Rocket motor casing. Last seen floating gently over the barking dogs to the south of the field. If found, please email me.
Phil Tomeo:
Lost on Saturday June 11 2005 at Centerville Sod Farm . White PML Bull Puppy with 12'X 3" orange streamer deployed and 29mm Areotec casing. Rocket came down over in the woods with the swamp.
    "REWARD" "REWARD" "REWARD"      [email]
Joe Sorrentino:
Lost July 10, 2005 at ESL 87- Central Sod Farm: LOC Aura, red with blue nose cone, Aerotech 29/40-120 case, hot pink parachute attached with Kevlar shock cord. Believed to be in the north tree line (facing John Brown road) north east sod field. If found please return to LCO and or contact MDRA lost and found. Small reward if found.
Mike O'Connor:
I launched a little red LOC Aura with a Mylar streamer that has defied gravity, (it went up and as best as anyone could tell it never came down). No big loss but I would like it back if found, (call it a learning experience, 1st mid-power launch) email me if you have any information on the whereabouts of the missing rocket.
Kevin Mitchell:
I lost my 2.5" diameter Black Brant II (a.k.a. "the cat came back") at Higgs Farm on 4/24/05. Rocket was painted black/white with a pink parachute. Last seen piercing the clouds. It has 38mm Loki hardware in it. Small reward to the person who finds it. When found, I will try to shred the rocket with the largest 38mm motor I can find.      Kevin Mitchell
Neil McGilvray:
I lost an all black, 4" diameter rocket that I called Comfortably Numb at the Coverdale, Delaware launch on February 19, 2005. The rocket has a MDRA sticker on one fin. There is a reward for the lucky finder of the rocket. It has an Altacc and Transolve Altimeter in it and a Kosdon 2550 casing. The webbing is yellow between the booster and the the payload section and red for the main parachute. The main is a military 60" white flare chute. The suspected location is northeast of the radio tower in the woods, possibly in the scrub pines. Watch the briars!      Neilroc@comcast.net
Richard Harris:
Lost August 7 2004 ESL#76 at Central Sod Farm an Aerotech Arerouex (Arreaux). Paint scheme primarily red body and two red fins with one black fin and nose cone attached to one bright yellow chute. Last spotted headed in tree line. Please contact if found as there is a sentimental factor because it was given to me by a friend who passed away recently!    Thank you for your help. [ email]
Brian Wadsley:
Lost a 4" diameter Fiberglass nose cone. Should have an 18" yellow chute attached with about 15' 9/16 tubular nylon, 18" nomex shield, and nomex sheath for tubular nylon. Was last seen North of the field over the trees. Found rocket out past the Liberty Parachutes still hanging in the trees, if found email me at here. Thanks.
Seth Chapman:
Red, Blue & Silver rocket appox 16" long. Flew on a G35. Lost Saturday February 5 (ESL81) in the field west of the pads. Turn in to the LCO or contact me here. - Thanks very much.
Dave Alewine:
Lost but Visible: Summer 2004, Lost 38mm WAC Corporal (black, approx. 26" long) It's stuck in edge of tree line at the Sod Farm. That's the tree line on the South side towards the neighbor with all the hunting dogs. It may have fallen to the ground now. If you find it, e-mail me, Thanks
Alex Deschenes:
Missing: PML modified 2.1" Gamma at Price launch on 11/14/2004. Red, white and violet; has a streamer for apogee and a 36" chute for a main. Likely landing place in one of the stubby coniferous trees or brush near Ell Downs Road past Tommy’s driveway (further east). Any info appreciated; contact me via email here.
Dick Stafford:
I lost a Loki 38/240 casing 12/12/2004 at Price. It was lost in the ill fated flight of my "Beer and Pretzels". Ejection was on the way down near the stand of trees to the left when facing the flight line. If anyone spots it, please turn it in to the LCO and drop me a line here TIA!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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