Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great Planes! Great Shots! Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On May 3, 2018, at 2:08 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > > There was a period when I was very busy at work, and sought a simple > solution to snapshots. I picked up a Kodak APS camera at a pawn shop, and > tried that system. When the original camera failed, I contacted Kodak and > they sent me a brand new one, free! > > Here are a few images from that period, that might be of interest to > aircraft fanatics. > > The local Beechcraft Museum has some one-of-a-kind airplanes. This is a > replica of the Travel Air R. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Travel+Air+R+Replica.JPG.html > > This is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. As I recall, it crash-landed while > returning to Texas. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Lockheed+P-38+Lightning.JPG.html > > This is Grumman TBF Avenger. My uncle was a gunner on one of these, and > was killed during a Kamakazi attack on the carrier Franklin in the South > Pacific. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Grumman+TBM-3E+Avenger+01.JPG.html > > Nose Art was widely used to personalize aircraft during WWII. This B-25 > Mitchell was no exception. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-USAF+B-25+Mitchell.JPG.html > > The Kodak APS system worked well, as long as there were labs to handle the > cartridges. I gather that the APS sensor size is a descendant of this > design. > > -- > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information