Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Geoff, I only made a couple of flights in a C-47, in 1952. Ours had bench seats along the sides, not really made for comfort. If you traveled that much in them, did yours have passenger seats? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 2:29 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the 1930s > And in the 1980's, hoppy was still travelling thousands of kms a year as a > passsenger in one of several remaining military Dakotas in Australia! > http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Dakota/WB_2A65_ARDU > http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/exhibitions/b_scenes/air_store/dakota.htm > > Mit freundlichen Gruessen > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 31 January 2012 02:26, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > >> Peter, >> >> Thanks for the kind words. >> >> In 1963, almost all airlines that were flying piston engined aircraft in >> the US were using either Martin 404s or Convair 240/340 series airplanes, >> with tricycle landing gear. A few of the DC-3s survived on the short >> haul >> routes. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com> >> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 1:14 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the 1930s >> >> >> Jim: I'm really enjoying your historic airplanes, even though I don't >>> know much about them. The sepia really works on that one. And you >>> still >>> look dashing in a bomber jacket. (You should have had a screw-mount >>> Leica >>> around your neck and then you could have passed it off as an historic >>> photo!) :-) >>> >>> Question: I once flew on a plane that looked very much like that DC-3. >>> I was about 9 years old, and it was the spring of 1963. My parents and >>> I >>> flew nonstop from Boston to Washington, DC. Would you hazard a guess as >>> to >>> what model airplane I flew on? >>> >>> --Peter >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >