Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, Bill. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Grimwood" <bill at grimwood.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Fully Restored 1948 Stinson 108-3 > Thanks Jim. > > Bill, Huntsville > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bill=grimwood.net at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bill=grimwood.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim > Nichols > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 1:24 PM > To: LUG at Leica-Users.org > Cc: Olympus Camera Discussion > Subject: [Leica] IMG: Fully Restored 1948 Stinson 108-3 > > Dropped in at the local airport for a few minutes this morning, and > spotted > a lucky pilot tying down his recently fully restored 1948 Stinson 108-3. > I > could see that the outside was perfect. When asked if I wanted to see the > inside, I was amazed to see that the full instrument panel was also > original. The whole airplane was a step back in time to the days when > flying was much simpler and one was free to go almost anywhere he desired. > > I have never flown a Stinson, but felt a connection because Eddie > Stinson's > father was City Engineer at one time in the little Mississippi town where > I > grew up, and the now gone grass airport was named Stinson Field. In the > 50s > I flew into it when it was all grass, and later when the local crop > dusters > put in an 1800ft narrow blacktop runway. > > The Stinson was parked with the old DC-3 in the background. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fully+Restored+1948+Stinson+108.jpg > .html > > The nose carries the popular name: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Flying+Station+Wagon.jpg.html > > And the tail carries the famous Stinson trademark: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Original+Stinson+Trademark+on+Tail. > jpg.html > > All captured with the only camera that I had with me, my Samsung Convoy II > phone. > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > >