There was a period when I was very busy at work, and sought a simple
solution to snapshots. I picked up a Kodak APS camera at a pawn shop,
and tried that system. When the original camera failed, I contacted
Kodak and they sent me a brand new one, free!
Here are a few images from that period, that might be of interest to
aircraft fanatics.
The local Beechcraft Museum has some one-of-a-kind airplanes. This is a
replica of the Travel Air R.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Travel+Air+R+Replica.JPG.html
This is a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. As I recall, it crash-landed while
returning to Texas.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Lockheed+P-38+Lightning.JPG.html
This is Grumman TBF Avenger. My uncle was a gunner on one of these, and
was killed during a Kamakazi attack on the carrier Franklin in the South
Pacific.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-Grumman+TBM-3E+Avenger+01.JPG.html
Nose Art was widely used to personalize aircraft during WWII. This B-25
Mitchell was no exception.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20071024-USAF+B-25+Mitchell.JPG.html
The Kodak APS system worked well, as long as there were labs to handle
the cartridges. I gather that the APS sensor size is a descendant of
this design.
--
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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