Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ira, After discussion of trips made almost 40 years ago with my wife, whose memory is much better than mine, we concur that it could very well have been the Wings and Wheels Museum in Santee, SC. We combined trips to AAU track meets with visits to all of the forts, museums, and battlefields in the Southeast US, and, for me, the trips all run together in my mind. There was at one time a similar museum near Daytona, but I'm sure things have changed a lot since then. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <ISILVERMN at aol.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: 1929 Gulf Hawk Seen in 1972 > On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:42:28 -0600, "Jim Nichols" > _jhnichols at lighttube.net_ > (mailto:jhnichols at lighttube.net) wrote > "I don't recall precisely where this one was located, but think it might > have been in the Daytona area." > > Jim, > > Is it possible that it was at the Wings and Wheels Museum, in South > Carolina? Korean War ace Dolph Overton bought the plane at the Tallmantz > Auction > in 1968 for $20,500. He transferred ownership to the National Air & > Space Museum in 2005. It's currently on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center > at > Dulles Airport. > > Best Regards, > > Ira Silverman > Irvine, CA > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >