I never rode a DC3 until about 1962. I looked it up on Wiki and see
that the DC3 inaugurated a new type of cross-country travel. It could
fly cross-country in about 15 hours west to east or 17-1/2 hours east to
west with only three refueling stops. Prior to the DC3 cross country
flying was actually a combination of flying by day and train travel by
night. I never knew that. Before I ever did any really long distance
flying 707s were already in use.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> Thanks for the kind words. I rode one cross-country in a C-47 when I was in
> the USAF during the Korean War. A long time ago. I also rode a C-54 to
> Washington and back as a civilian. They were both great aircraft.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Laughlin" <pelaughlin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: From the Past
>
>
>> On 7/14/2010 11:01 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> This proud old DC-3 could tell a lot of stories. Its most recent job was
>>> to carry sky divers, but, after losing an engine, it just sits here
>>> hoping for a repair that is too expensive to justify it.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/From+the+Past.jpg.html
>>>
>> Nice shot, Jim. A bit of nostalgia for me. I have been in and around a
>> lot of them in the past. I worked as a Radio Mechanic in the USAF for
>> several years. When the C-54s were taken to Europe for the Berlin
>> Airlift, they ran the Military Air Transport Service trans continental
>> passenger service with C-47s. I was assigned to the MATS detachment
>> that ran that service in '48. Rode a number of them as a passenger
>> later during my service. A real work horse.
>> Paul in Portland OR
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