I want to thank the following for lessening my confusion: Ray O'Hara; Mike Bealmear; "Pocahontas' Ole Man" - John Smith, Andrew Chaplin, Alf Blume, Ron Monroe, Wayne Paul, Chris Charland, Jay Schalm, Dennis Waters, William Ferreira; Tom Inglima and Lynn in St. Lou(¿Have you dried out, yet??) I...

Hello, All! With best regards, alf blume. E-mail:

these arrived from Gordon this afternoon. "A collection of aviation photos, primarily from San Diego between 1910-1927, with most of them in the second decade of the last century. The VP photos of amphibs are from a separate group that I have had for some time, just never got around to scanning...

I have started posting photos from Maple Flag p-2 on my site drop in and enjoy Bill http://www.aerophotointernational.com

Shaw changed newsgroup provider last week and yes there is much more on the server but alot is stuff we missed out on before the switch. I welcome the change but its not as great as it could be. The change over was never announced and even their support people didn't know what was going on til...

Spartan C-71, USAAF s/n "42-38266 was N17657 c/n 7W-26. Originally sold to Des Moines Iowa Register and Tribune, impressed Mar 16, 1942. Returned in 1945. Restored to NC17657 Jan 31, 1945, to N46481 Jul 18, 1950, to YV-T-VTC Jun 26, 1964, to N5053 Apr 1969. Still on register in 2001 as N5053....

Xian H-6 tanker with J-8IIs