Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Douglas, Give my best wishes to your wife. Thanks for your interest in the photo of Eric. He was 17 when the war ended, and, since the RAF had a pilot surplus at that time, he was assigned to a bomb disposal unit. He later flew gliders, and was one of Britain's earliest designers of homebuilt airplanes. Wing Commander Chris Barker, who is a member of the Olympus list, came up with two links that you might find interesting. http://cluttonfred.info <http://cluttonfred.info/> http://cluttonfred.info/eric <http://cluttonfred.info/eric> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 9/20/2015 6:20 AM, Douglas Barry wrote: > Jim, trying to play catch up here as my wife wasn't too well. That's > an interesting shot, Unusual to find an RAF man marooned in the US. > What did he fly in the RAF? > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" > <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>; "Olympus Camera > Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:41 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: In Keeping With the Battle of Britain on OM List > > >> There has been some excellent coverage of the Battle of Britain >> Remembrance Celebration today on the Olympus List. I just happened >> to run in to an RAF veteran, a couple of years older than myself, at >> the airport today. While he can still fly, he has trouble hauling >> himself into and out of his Luscombe. >> >> His constant companion is his current parakeet, a youngster named Bill. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Eric+and+Bill.tif.html >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bill+and+Eric.tif.html >> >> I thought I would add these images to the remembrance of the RAF. >> >> -- >> 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 >