Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote: > When this was a training base during WWII, this green and white beacon > sat atop the base water tank, offering guidance to the student who was > coping with night landings, or just doubtful of his position. . . . but > still burns brightly. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Guiding+Light+29.jpg.html Brings back some memories. Sometimes I would pick up a friend at Natchitoches airport when he would fly in. Waiting at night for him to land, the only sounds you would hear were the crickets and the hum of the beacon's motor and gears. -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA