Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That early Sky King twin was a surplus Cessna Bobcat, or UC-78. They could be bought for a song back then, so he named it the Songbird. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "RicCarter" <ric at cartersxrd.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Airplane ID? > reminds me of one of Sky King's planes > > ric > > > On May 21, 2013, at 6:59 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > >> Hi Tina, >> >> looks more like a Beechcraft 18 Twin Beech "Expeditor" to me - the >> "Aggie" Geoff suggests has a much more boxy, upright, greenhouse of a >> cockpit. >> >> Expeditors were also flown by the Honduran Airforce >> >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> >> On 22.05.2013 00:37, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >>> Tina I think this may be an Avro Anson >>> >>> >>> *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett >>> >>> Cheers >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> On 22 May 2013 07:10, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: >>> >>>> PESO: >>>> >>>> Any of you airplane buffs know what kind of plane this is? >>>> >>>> http://www.pbase.com/image/150324376 >>>> >>>> I was told at the time it was a WWII bomber. I flew in it with a >>>> medical >>>> mission group to the Mosquito Coast after Hurricane Mitch. We loaded >>>> the >>>> plane with so many medical supplies that it had to circle very slowly >>>> around and around until it got enough altitude to get over the >>>> mountains >>>> around Tegucigalpa. I was the co-pilot ;-) sat in the seat and wore >>>> the >>>> earphones, anyway! >>>> >>>> C&C greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >