Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds familiar. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the 1930s > Fold-up canvas benchs along each side > > Mit freundlichen Gruessen > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > On 31 January 2012 06:40, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > >> Hi Geoff, >> >> I only made a couple of flights in a C-47, in 1952. Ours had bench seats >> along the sides, not really made for comfort. If you traveled that much >> in >> them, did yours have passenger seats? >> >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" >> <hopsternew at gmail.com >> > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 2:29 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the 1930s >> >> >> And in the 1980's, hoppy was still travelling thousands of kms a year as >> a >>> passsenger in one of several remaining military Dakotas in Australia! >>> http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/**gallery/Dakota/WB_2A65_ARDU<http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Dakota/WB_2A65_ARDU> >>> http://www.airforce.gov.au/**raafmuseum/exhibitions/b_** >>> scenes/air_store/dakota.htm<http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/exhibitions/b_scenes/air_store/dakota.htm> >>> >>> Mit freundlichen Gruessen >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> >>> >>> On 31 January 2012 02:26, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >>> >>> Peter, >>>> >>>> Thanks for the kind words. >>>> >>>> In 1963, almost all airlines that were flying piston engined aircraft >>>> in >>>> the US were using either Martin 404s or Convair 240/340 series >>>> airplanes, >>>> with tricycle landing gear. A few of the DC-3s survived on the short >>>> haul >>>> routes. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein at >>>> threshinc.com> >>>> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 1:14 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the 1930s >>>> >>>> >>>> Jim: I'm really enjoying your historic airplanes, even though I don't >>>> >>>>> know much about them. The sepia really works on that one. And you >>>>> still >>>>> look dashing in a bomber jacket. (You should have had a screw-mount >>>>> Leica >>>>> around your neck and then you could have passed it off as an historic >>>>> photo!) :-) >>>>> >>>>> Question: I once flew on a plane that looked very much like that >>>>> DC-3. >>>>> I was about 9 years old, and it was the spring of 1963. My parents >>>>> and >>>>> I >>>>> flew nonstop from Boston to Washington, DC. Would you hazard a guess >>>>> as to >>>>> what model airplane I flew on? >>>>> >>>>> --Peter >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> >>> more information >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> >> more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >