Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is one of the original 6 or 7 hanging in a museum in Chicago. This is a replica, built later, which is in a local museum. What do you mean, ancient? I resent that. I was also born in 1930! :-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/26/2015 1:41 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > I didn?t thought it was so ancient! > Lluis > > El 26/06/2015, a les 20.37, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va > escriure: > >> Thank you, Lluis. It dates to the late 1920s and early 1930s, when air >> racing was in vogue. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 6/26/2015 1:32 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>> I like this plane >>> >>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Travel+Air+R+Replica-1+FM.jpg.html> >>> >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> El 22/06/2015, a les 21.31, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va >>> escriure: >>> >>>> There was a period when I did not have much time for photography, and I >>>> turned to a Kodak APS camera as an easily-carried tool. I was >>>> surprised at the quality of some of the images, processed by Wal-Mart. >>>> Here are two that I selected from a review of that period. >>>> >>>> Airport fly-ins have always been fun for me, and for many others. This >>>> one had a collection of classic warbirds that had been lovingly >>>> restored. This was a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber, with WWII >>>> nose art. >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/USAF+B-25+Mitchell-1+FM.jpg.html >>>> >>>> The Beechcraft Heritage Museum, located right off of the local airport, >>>> has a number of unique aircraft from the Beechcraft line. This is a >>>> replica of the Travel Air R air racer. >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Travel+Air+R+Replica-1+FM.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Scanned from prints from my Kodak APS camera. >>>> >>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >