Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Apologies, it's either me misunderstanding - or Wikipedia. Peter On 24/05/2013 19:22, Sonny Carter wrote: > A Beech King Air is a very different aircraft from what Tina showed > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beechcraft_Super_King_Air_B200_vr.jpg > > > On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at > summaventures.com>wrote: > >> Well, according to Wikipedia the Honduran Air Force have 1 Beechcraft >> Super King >> Air 200 in service, which is described as a "utility transport" and is a >> Beecraft 18 twin beech variant. They were used as light bobmbers in some >> places >> in WWII. So it would fit. >> >> Peter >> >> On 21/05/2013 22:10, Tina Manley 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 >>> >> >> -- >> >> =========================================================== >> Dr Peter Dzwig >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig