[Leica] Re:IMG: Another Gooney Bird - DC3 variety

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Ira,

Thanks for the link to the Flagship Knoxville site.

There is at least one Flagship still flying.  In May 2006, I took a photo of 
the Flagship Detroit at a large airshow at the local airport.  The link 
below is to the photo in my LUG gallery.

Thanks for the feedback.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/American_Airlines_DC_3.jpg.html

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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> On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 22:17:19 -0500, "Jim Nichols" 
> <_jhnichols@bellsouth.net_
> (mailto:jhnichols@bellsouth.net) >  wrote
>
> "Ira, Do you have a shot that shows the N-number? I wonder if it is still
> active today."
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> On that count, I have bad news and good news.  The bad news is that I  did
> not record the N-number.  The good news is that with a little Googling,  I 
> was
> able to find the history of the airplane.  It was originally the  American
> Airlines Flagship Knoxville.  Between 1972 and its retirement in  1987, it 
> was a
> mosquito sprayer on Hilton Head Island.  In 1991 it was  purchased by 
> group of
> retired AAL pilots and restored.  Today it occupies  pride of place at
> American Airlines CR Smith Museum near the DFW airport.
>
> For the complete story: 
> _http://www.crsmithmuseum.org/AAhistory/flagship.htm_
> (http://www.crsmithmuseum.org/AAhistory/flagship.htm)
>
> There was a second DC-3 at Hilton Head that day in Heyward livery (N 393
> SW), but it was in much rattier condition. It had the original engines and 
> cowl
> and a different paint scheme.  Based on the paint schemes, I'm  reasonably
> certain (see photo #3 on the above link) that the DC 3 whose photo I 
> posted
> became the Flagship Knoxville.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ira
>
>
>
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