It's interesting to me to hear about anyway...
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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. :-)
> >
> > ---
> > 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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