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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMG: Mister Douglas May Fly Again
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2018 23:54:43 -0500
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I'll keep an eye on it.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/2/2018 11:07 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Nice project to follow with your camera!
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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>> On 02 Oct 2018, at 22:59, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>>
>> As many of you may know from my photos, the DC-3 Mister Douglas, which 
>> had a storied career following its launch in April 1941, has sat as a 
>> beloved monument at our local airport since losing an engine while 
>> hauling skydivers 18 years ago.  Now, an effort is underway to get it 
>> back in the air, once again hauling skydivers.
>>
>> A  Florida group has re-covered the fabric control surfaces, and has one 
>> zero-time engine.  They are currently in a fund-raising effort to get a 
>> second engine.  Today, I visited with them during a 2-day work project to 
>> remove one engine and reinstall control surfaces.
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181002-DSCF7151.JPG.html
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>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20181002-DSCF7147.JPG.html
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>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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In reply to: Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] IMG: Mister Douglas May Fly Again)
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