Hi Jim and Tracy, I ignore the registration of this particular aircraft but if it can help the Willis L. Nye's drawings of the Air Ferries Loening Amphibian...
hi Jim and all, I've squinted as much as I can and the only part of the registration I can make out is the "K" at the end. At least it's a short list of...
Here is a scan of a photo post card showing one of the Loenings taxiing up to the ramp in Oakland. I have some original photos but will have to find them. ...
Congrats Bill, glad to hear that everything went smoothly. Thanks for the Loening scan too! cheers, tracy ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!?...
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Lars & Angelika Opland
zdk@...
May 1, 2005 5:00 pm
Hi All, Just in case somebody is planning to build the Pavla kit. Is there a 1/48 Cessna Bobcat kit? I was surprised to hear about the Wings48 Waco UIC... ...
Hi Bill, VERY Glad to hear about the success of your operation.Hope you're around with us for many more years to come.Enjoy your new world.Cheers,Bill B.--- On...
Hi Lars, If the museum waits too much longer they won't have to worry about restoring the T-50. That airplane need to be under cover,now.What is the yellow...
Greetings All, Per a thread on HyperScale it seems Williams Bros. are back in "Bidness" as they say in Texas. The new owners have completed the sale and are...
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Alain Bourret
alain.bourret@...
May 1, 2005 8:02 pm
Hi Jim, Bill and everybody, Noteworthy on Bill's photo is the triangular marking forward of the main float. Another mystery. Alain...
Alain, Thank you for the additional comments. It was I who sent the Cleveland drawings, which I got from Loren Sisley who is building the 1:6 scale C-2. ...
Hi Folks, The May issue of IM is out, and features a series of articles on our (Seattle) wacky 1949 Schneider Trophy Race. Jim Schubert, Tracy Hancock, and...
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Lars & Angelika Opland
zdk@...
May 2, 2005 3:25 am
Hi Bill, Yes, there is a JB-1 Loon on display near the T-50. I don't know that anybody has expressed any concern about keeping the T-50 outside; winter has...
Here is that postcard re-done as it did not look OK to me before. I am also posting three new closeup photos and then after that I will post some text on the...
Regarding the emblem on the fin; the top is a circle with the words KEYSTONE-LOENING on the top, A winged letter "K" in the center, and the word AMPHIBIAN on...
This must have been a preliminary press flight as I can't believe that it was standard practice to have the passengers walk that narrow plank to get from the...
The unique operation by Air Ferries Ltd., in the San Francisco Bay, ran up some very impressive figures in its short life. Unfortunately, through no fault of...
hi Bill and all, what a great way to start the day, certainly takes the sting out of getting up before the sun. One question, the Loening book states that the...
hi all, a bit off topic, but who doesn't like to see a nice scratchbuild? Mike Robinson's 1/48th DeHAvilland DH 10 is looking more like an airplane now, check...
hi all, I wanted to pass along these links to some nice photos on Ebay right now. I am bidding on the Walgreen's Sikorsky S 38, but the others are up for...
I checked with Jay Wright who had done a lot of research on the Air Ferries and then turned it over to Grover Loening for his book. He reported back that the...
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Lars & Angelika Opland
zdk@...
May 2, 2005 5:09 pm
Hi All, I may have posted this last year, but screwed up & deleated it before I knew what I was doing with the ol' abacus. Now we all have another chance at...
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Lars & Angelika Opland
zdk@...
May 2, 2005 5:10 pm
Hi Alain, Roger & All, I finally found a photo with a caption to date this color scheme. Seems it was applied after the contract period with Morrison-Knudson...
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Lars & Angelika Opland
zdk@...
May 2, 2005 5:19 pm
Hi All, Here's a sequel to that photo of the cow being unloaded from the Star Airways Pilgrim: Cheers, -Lars...
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Alain Bourret
alain.bourret@...
May 3, 2005 12:19 am
Hi Lars, Thanks for the precisions. Every bit of information on those Pilgrims are precious. Alain...
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Alain Bourret
alain.bourret@...
May 3, 2005 12:28 am
Hi Bill, Your informative text and beautiful photos of the Air Ferries operations were very appreciated. THANK YOU. Tracy, I think I will sleep better...
Hi Bill, Alain and all, I think I will sleep better tonight too, but I know what I will dream of! I actually spent some time today reading up on the Loenings,...
I found it, wasn't looking carefully before. It was C-2C (Wright Cyclone), NC-131H, c/n 228, mfg in 1929. It had an accident in the Bay on April 15, 1930 but...
