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I had the rare opportunity this week to fly a 101 year-old airplane, a 1918 Curtiss Jenny with OX-5 engine. It needed to be flown from the maintenance shop to its home in Camden, South Carolina, a distance of 50 miles. I did a 40 minute test flight on it on Wednesday afternoon, then flew it over to Camden on Thursday morning. There was a bit of a headwind, and it only took an hour and five minutes to travel the 50 miles...

A few photos:

Two from after the flight on Wednesday






Air-to-air photo from Wednesday by Angela Sells. She's an aviation photographer based in North Carolina, you can see more of her work at http://southernflygirl.com/




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And a few from the flight to Camden on Thursday

There are a lot of trees in South Carolina



A shot from the GoPro



And home with its hangar mate, Jennys to Jets




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That's funny. All I see is a forest of struts and wires!

I must say that you have had a unique experience. One doesn't think of getting in an airplane that is over 100 years old. I'm envious!

C2j

Great to see one flying. Lucky man!
There was a local Cannuck which flew occasionally, but it was sold to a flying collection following the death of its 90 year old owner.I
I sure miss seeing it.

I love the sounds of the Curtiss and Hissos.

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Anyone having issues seeing the pictures? Even tried opening image URL's in a new tab to no avail.

Yup...no joy here as well.

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DBF

Awwww, that's too bad. They're GREAT pictures too....

C2j

See if these links work:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipN ... 6ilu11PLkD

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipP ... ORHH_Dy8G0

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipN ... Bd3MatLDym

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO ... lVU-ByMeOL

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipP ... 9QK4pFU3rd



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Google account required...

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

Ya rat bastid!

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

Hey Baldeagle! We've used the following site a few times. An easy drag 'n drop...
https://imgbb.com
Good luck!

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

I thought that Google had intruded on everybody's life by now. Perhaps if it hasn't that's a small victory...

See if this works:

Angela Sells' air to air photo




And some of the others










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Excellent! Thank you!

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He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

Terrific photos! Thanks so much.

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Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)