Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert... Yup; still space available. I have a docent led tour at the Garber facility setup for 20 people; 11 LUGgers have confirmed and 3 are tentative, leaving 6 slots open. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 12th, at 10:00 am. More details coming later as it gets closer to the actual date. Regards, /Mitch _________________________________________ Mitch Zeissler E-mail: zeissler@directvinternet.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert > Clark > Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 10:59 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG daytrip in DC area - Sat., October 12th > > > Mitch: > Just received my email (haven't checked it in over a week)...Is there > room left on the tour/visit? I'm from Lancaster, Pa and would enjoy > driving down for the visit. Last January, Steve hosted a group in > DC...were you there? What's the date for this one? > > Thanks, > Robert Clark > Lancaster, PA > > Mitch Zeissler wrote: > > >All... > > > >Steve LeHuray and I have been kicking around some ideas for a > fun LUG day-trip / > >photo-shoot and have come up with what we think may be a winner: a free, > >reservation-only, docent-guided tour of the National Air and > Space Museum's > >[NASM] Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility in > >Suitland, Maryland. > > > >The Garber facility is where the NASM preserves and stores > aircraft, spacecraft, > >and other aerospace related artifacts, and is contained within > 32 buildings. The > >guided tour goes through only 3 of the larger buildings, > including the actual > >restoration shop, where you can ask questions of the > professionals that work > >there. All of the exhibits of the NASM building on the Mall > first came through > >the Garber facility. > > > >Each artifact at the Garber location has a story behind it and > there are all > >sorts of one-of-a-kind pieces of historical significance. One > of my favorites is > >the Horten IX (Gotha Go 229) flying wing from WWII Nazi Germany, > which has a skin > >molded out of *plywood*. The example on display at the Garber > is one of the few > >remaining in the entire world; details about it [and actual > photos of the example > >at Garber] can be found here: > >http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/stuff_eng_detail_hoix.htm > > > >Many other examples that are on display I have only seen in old > photos, and I did > >not realize there were existing craft still available for viewing and > >*PHOTOGRAPHING*. The Garber facility allows photos [flash and > available light, > >handheld and tripod, still and video] to be taken throughout the > *entire* tour. > > > >Having recently taken the tour through Garber, I am planning on > returning with a > >tripod and a wide-angle lens, as my Noct and SF 20 were > swallowed by the dark, > >cavernous interiors of the storage spaces and the dark paint of > the aircraft. > > > >Details about Garber, the tour, directions, etc. can all be found here: > >http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/garber/Garber.html > > > >All interested parties, please let me know ASAP. If there are > 10 folks or less, > >I can setup the reservations via phone; larger parties require a > fax reservation > >and a *lot* of lead time. > > > >Regards, > > > >/Mitch > >_____________________________________ > >Mitch Zeissler > > E-mail: zeissler@directvinternet.com > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html