Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]:-D > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 19:59:41 +0100 > To: LeicaReflex <LeicaReflex@freelists.org>, LeicaReflex > <LeicaReflex@freelists.org>, Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Breaking News!!!!! The fighter ace returns to the skyways > > After a long absence, (some report him having been seen on Hawaii, some > in Mexico, others in the wilds of western Canada) I can now exclusivelys > reveal that > Wing Commander Ted "KISS" Grant RCAF Retd. has been running his P-51 > Mustang through a couple of aerobatic routines, and showing the young > lads of the Red Arrows Team a couple of tricks they had previously never > imagined possible. > Pictured here flying solo out of the formation ,after performing a > double corkscrewed Immelmann with a roll off the bottom of the loop into > a stall turn and dive(that one foxed many a Messerschmitt and Fockered > quite a few others). > I have it on good information that the Wing Commander is presently > resting and enjoying up his hobby, photography, in Canada, and is > looking forward to piloting an SR71 Blackbird in an attempt to break the > circum- global speed record West to East. (I'm afraid I am not able to > reveal the source of this information) > > 3 cheers for the Ace of the RCAF > Per Ardua ad Astra > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/Ted_Arrows_edited_2 > > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >