Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]OK, so i was wrong on ALL counts - http://tinyurl.com/mgdt5m Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 Web: www.gwpics.com Blog: www.stockuk.blogspot.com On 30 Aug 2009, at 08:20, Gerry Walden wrote: > Interesting combination of British Royal Air Force roundel and tail > marking and Canadian civil aviation registration. I don't think > (although I could stand corrected) that the RAF ever flew a > Stearman, and certainly not bright yellow! > > Lovely to look at though! > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > +44 (0)23 8046 3076 > Web: www.gwpics.com > Blog: www.stockuk.blogspot.com > > > > > > On 30 Aug 2009, at 08:02, H&E Cummer wrote: > >> Hi Luggers, >> Pender is such a funny little island - you never know what will >> turn up when you go into town for the Saturday farmers' market. >> Today it was a fly - in to Hastings field which is just a glorified >> cow pasture down the road from the market - to mark Mr. Hasting's >> 90+ birthday! About 30 planes showed up floating in from around BC >> - including what looked like a Stearman (Boeing 75) - a WWII trainer! >> >> To learn more about this bird please check out the following: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing-Stearman_Model_75 >> >> and then have a look at the pictures here: >> >> here's the plane taxing by: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Summer+2009+Canada/Steermanwheelpastw.jpg.html >> >> http://tinyurl.com/mr6sxo >> >> and on take - off - it went up like a STOL - even though it was >> designed long before STOLs >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Summer+2009+Canada/Steermantakeoffw.jpg.html >> >> http://tinyurl.com/ku38fv >> >> and another view as it pulls away >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Summer+2009+Canada/Steermantakeoff2w.jpg.html >> >> http://tinyurl.com/nuc69r >> >> What an interesting island Pender is - you just never know what >> will turn up next! >> Cheers >> Howard >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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