Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This week I spent a little time with "Liberty Bell" a B17 in great condition for a lady of 64. The crew let me crawl around her pretty much at will. First up is looking directly up her chin. < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/Rated+G.jpg.html > Waists can be a concern for an elderly lady; < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/Waist+position.jpg.html > Seeing things from her point of view: < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/pilot+viewpoint.jpg.html > and < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/house+of+Nordon.jpg.html > It is a little embarrassing how much help you need in the morning: < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/nine+times+around.jpg.html > For me, it is almost a spiritual experience to hear a radial engine slowly, so very slowly cough to life, blow out it's life's blood before smoothing out and settling in with it's three sisters in harness for the work at hand. This last image was taken just after all nine cylinders were firing on number three. < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/Week+7/number+3+waking+up.jpg.html > Let us all hope that planes built with the mission that this one was built for are never again used in such a fashion. -- Don don.dory@gmail.com