Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a nice memento, Jim. I'd never heard of Milton Caniff or his characters, but google is very helpful, and he certainly had a major following. Douglas On 07/08/2017 22:15, Jim Nichols wrote: > General Hap Arnold, along with Dr. Theodore von Karman and a few > others, were responsible for the creation of Arnold Engineering > Development Center, to get the United States capable of performing > state of the art aeronautical and engine research. A few years ago I > received an award plaque that contained a caricature of Gen. Arnold by > noted cartoonist Milton Caniff. I have always thought of it as a > beautiful example of his work. Perhaps a few of you are old enough to > recall his "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon" comic strips. > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Hap+Arnold-1.JPG.html > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >