Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The historic aircraft discussion is a live issue for me because I'm dealing with my own history; my father died at work as a Pan American captain flying regular bush freight and passenger service in Alaska during WWII. Since there seem to be some aviation buffs in this group I'll risk posting this non-Leica image; made with an ancient Kodak postcard camera (I have most of that camera, recovered from the crash). The aircraft was an American Pilgrim, made by General Aviation. The date was 1943 or 44. I believe there are no more than two of these planes left; the Smithsonian never heard of it and the Museum of Flight doesn't have one. I have seen one, as a former president of Alaska Airlines had one and it was parked at SEA for awhile. The accident is reported in Greg Liefer's book _Broken Wings_, which is about crashes in Alaska, including that of Wiley Post. Here's the link to the picture: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/45/119152530_ffc7e0cbec_o.jpg I've had some trouble getting to the links posted on this group so far; if you want this and can't get it, let me know. Larry Bullis