I thought most of the yellow ones were Navy SNJs, but you never know how the
Guard parcels them out. For a while, DayGlow Orange was the color of the
day, but it never held up very well in service.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: A Quick Visit to the Airport
> That's probably the prettiest T-6 I've ever seen. They used to be all
> over the place when I was a young kid living next to an Air National
> Guard base. IIRC most of them were an ugly yellow. Don't know why.
>
> I like the exposure and saturation of the business ramp shot. Well done!
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jim Nichols wrote:
>> We have a new terminal building nearing completion at the Tullahoma
>> Regional Airport, so I stopped by to see the progress. Work is still in
>> progress on the parking lot, so building photos aren't yet pretty. These
>> two images seemed to sum up my visit.
>>
>> Business aircraft were very much in evidence on the ramp in front of the
>> terminal.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Busy+Day+at+the+Airport.jpg.html
>>
>> A beautifully restored North American SNJ, the Navy version of the AT-6,
>> caught my eye.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Navy+SNJ.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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