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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box- Spirit Tune-Up 1977
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri Sep 7 15:21:34 2007
 
In 1977, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) of Oshkosh, WI 
furnished its replica of the Spirit of St. Louis and a support aircraft, a 
1932 Stinson SM-8A, for a commemorative tour of the US in honor of the 50th 
anniversary of Charles Lindbergh's solo trip from New York to Paris. The 
primary  pilot for the tour, Verne Jobst, flew more hours in the replica 
than Lindbergh did in the original Spirit of St. Louis.

When the tour reached Tullahoma, TN, the engine was in need of some tender 
loving care, and a local, long-time A&P mechanic, Wayne Amelang, changed a 
cylinder and performed an inspection to keep the tour going.  In the linked 
photo, Wayne is the one on the right, along with an unknown member of the 
tour group, shown in the midst of their work.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Spirit+Tune-Up+1977.jpg.html

Comments and critiques welcomed.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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