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| Flying Spirit. In summertime small planes fly over the beaches
of
Holland, pulling large banners promoting sunscreen and beer. Depending
on
the weather the beaches are packed with people working on their suntan. In
the sixties I had a job at a British ad agency and was invited to fill the
co-pilot's seat in one of these tiny planes for a short flight. We pulled my
client's slogan, which reflected my emotional disposition since it was
promoting a new life-insurance package. It was my first and definitely last
step into one of these tiny, noisy, smelly and bumpy planes. It's hard to
imagine people willingly flew those old biplanes, but traversing the
Atlantic single-handed probably gives flying buffs similar jitters. It did
make me appreciate Lindbergh though, flying pretty much blind from New York
to Paris. Staying awake for over 33 hours in a rattan chair, trying to
figure out his height relative to heavy seas below, and his position versus
his destination. Aptly named, the Spirit. L. 12.2 in. / 30.99 cm. W. 19.49 in. / 49.5 cm. H. 3.54 in. / 8.99 cm. |
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| AP250 | Authentic Models Spirit of St. Louis | $165.00 |
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