[Leica] IMG: A Quote and Some Color

[Jim Nichols]

Hi Sonny,

Thanks for looking, and the kind words.  I found the same thing, 
initially.  Then I realized that the B is really an R.  With that, I 
found it to be a Grumman American AA-1B Yankee, originally designed by 
Jim Bede.  This one is based north of Atlanta, at Woodstock, GA.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 4/2/2015 7:44 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> I was looking up that N number, (n1648B) and saw that the number was for a
> Luscombe had been de-registered in 1978 because it was destroyed.
>
> That isn't a Luscombe either, so I wonder what the story is?  I get a blank
> when I try to find info on the plane pictured.
>
> Pretty though.
>
> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
>
>> I stopped by the airport and ran into some old friends, but chatted, and
>> did not get a photo of them.  However, I did grab a couple of shots to
>> record the airport scene.
>>
>> I had not noted this bit of airport wisdom until today:
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4014437-1.jpg.html
>>
>> And I found a brightly painted visitor on the ramp while its owner and his
>> dog ate lunch.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4014438-1.jpg.html
>>
>> Olympus E-1 and ZD 35mm Macro
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> --
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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