Hi Scott,
This is a T33-MK3, built by Canadair, hence the Rolls engine. Sounds like
your son-in-law has an interesting job.
Thanks for looking.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Scott Gomez" <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Airport Visit
> Great seein' that interlinked R at the tail of that T33, since my new
> son-in-law is Director of Maintenance, Rolls-Royce, On-Wing Care North
> America. :-)
>
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> Scott Gomez
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Jim Nichols
> <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> A closed-course air race is scheduled for tomorrow, starting and
>> finishing
>> at the local airport. I spotted the first entry to arrive, and spent a
>> few
>> minutes talking with him. The airplane is a Van's RV-6A. He said he and
>> his wife spent 8 years building the airplane. She died of cancer in
>> January, and he misses her very much. He took off for a flight to check
>> out the race route.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/RV-6A.jpg.html
>>
>> I learned to fly in 1957-58, beginning in a Piper J3C-65 Cub. It taught
>> me a lot! I recently learned that a new owner is restoring the airplane,
>> so I took this opportunity to get a photo of it once more. There are a
>> few
>> details left to complete, but the old girl looks just fine.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1946+J-3+Cub.jpg.html
>>
>> To make room in a hangar for race registration, etc., the Red Knight T-33
>> was sitting outside. Walking past it, I noted this prominent warning:
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Beware+of+Blast.jpg.html
>>
>> All with the E-1 and Leica Elmarit-R 28mm.
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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