Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Matthew, Thanks for looking. Because of the sun angle, there is not much detail in the original below the prop. Except for the carburetor box, the lower half looks very much like the top half. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Hunt" <matthew@hunt.tc> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 5:04 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box- Spirit Tune-Up 1977 > They look to be having a great time. Nice shot. Does the original show > more detail of the engine in the shadow? > Matthew > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim > Nichols > Sent: 07 September 2007 23:21 > To: LUG@Leica-Users.org > Subject: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box- Spirit Tune-Up 1977 > > 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.h > tml > > Comments and critiques welcomed. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >