Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, that's him. Presumably, the photograph was taken by Fred Moller, his mechanic. Fred was on his last flight prior to retirement when he died in the crash. Les, my father, would have turned 30 the week following the incident. I've always loved the image. I have a few others including one showing a fire built under the engine to keep it from freezing and a dog team hauling a barrel of fuel. There is another with a whole community gathered around the plane. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 28 > Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:59:37 -0700 > From: Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Airplanes > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Message-ID: <4DF0B1D53C173CD6A0AFDB27@hindolveston.reid.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > > >> I've had some trouble getting to the links posted on this group so far; if >> you want this and can't get it, let me know. >> > > Your link came through just fine. > When you can't get to a link, it is the fault of the poster or the > poster's > mail software. Anyone who posts links ought to feel an obligation to learn > whether or not their mail software is breaking links, and either > reconfigure > it or use TinyURL or MakeAShorterLink. > > There's at least one person who invariably uses the "Forward" command in > his > mailer to post links, presumably because he has posted them somewhere else > first. That is 100% guaranteed to create unreadable links. Ah well. > > Great picture. Is that your father? > > Brian Reid > LUG Saloon Keeper > > > > > >