Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ira, You may be right. I had never heard of Kermit at the time, but recall reading of his collection in more recent years. I think he suffered some hurricane damage in the last few years. Thanks for the input. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <ISILVERMN@aol.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 1:44 PM Subject: [Leica] Re: P 51 for two > On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:54:30 -0500 "Jim Nichols" _jhnichols@bellsouth.net_ > (mailto:jhnichols@bellsouth.net) wrote: > > "My memory isn't too clear after 40 years. I was renting a plane to fly > locally, and practiced landings at Kissimmee when there was nothing there > except > for me and some cows. My, how that has changed. When I asked about the > Mustang, I seem to recall that the young man had family connections to > the oil > industry, hence money to afford such toys." > > Jim, I'm willing to bet the man was Kermit Weeks, who was a national > aerobatic champion and inherited a ton of oil money from South Africa, > IIRC. He > later built an air museum in Kissimee, which he later moved to Polk City, > FL as > the "Fantasy of Flight." He advertises it as the "world's greatest > collection," and he's not far from the truth. > > _http://www.fantasyofflight.com/_ (http://www.fantasyofflight.com/) > > Very Best Regards, > > Ira > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >