Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking and commenting, Jay. I've been around this airport for sixty years, and can pretty much go where I want, unless it is to some sort of paid event. I trade photos to the airport manager for access, and he invited me out while they parked the old bird. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/13/2016 6:21 PM, Jay Burleson wrote: > Waht a treasure, good looking plane. > We just had one of the few flying B-17 bombers, "Aluminum Overcast" at > our Museum of Flight last weekend. Unfortnately, while I was there it > was busy taking passengers on flights (for $475.00 a person) and where > it staged and fueled was at the other end of the field from the museum > so I couldn't get close to it. > But boy, you could feel the engines as it rumbled down the runway on > takeoff! > > Jay > > On 6/13/2016 2:06 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >> I looked at the scheduled flights for today and realized one of the >> prime restored DC-3s in the country was coming in. In keeping with its >> age, I put a Leica Summaron 35/3.5 on the Fuji X-E1, a lens dating from >> 1956, purchased from a former LUG contributor. Here are three images: >> >> Parking the DC-3 >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Parking+the+DC-3.tif.html >> >> A front, quarter view >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Front+Quarter+View+DC-3.tif.html >> >> >> >> >> And a full side view of the American Airlines Flagship Detroit >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/American+Airlines+Flagship+Detroit.tif.html >> >> >> >> >> And, as an afterthought, life is not always rosy, even when you have >> money. The owner of this very expensive touring bus turned too closely >> around a post this morning when departing from Bonnaroo. The aluminum >> wheel must be replaced before it can make the seven hour drive home. >> Body work will follow. :-( >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bonnaroo+Boo+Boo.tif.html >> >> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated. >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >