Sailors of the Sky

wrote:
Here is "Sailors of the Sky" from the January 1967 issue of National
Geographic:

http://home.comcast.net/~johan.larso...softhesky.html

(Warning: the page contains more than a megabyte of images.)

Johan Larson


That is a great photo of the Sisu over the Chicago waterfront. I
presume they trailered the glider to Meigs Field just for the National
Geographic photographer?

Johan,

If you are interested, there is also a soaring article in the Dec 1961
issue of "Life" magazine. Features a Schweizer SGS 2-25.

Mike


wrote:
Here is "Sailors of the Sky" from the January 1967 issue of National
Geographic:

http://home.comcast.net/~johan.larso...softhesky.html

(Warning: the page contains more than a megabyte of images.)

Johan Larson

Mike wrote:
Johan,

If you are interested, there is also a soaring article in the Dec 1961
issue of "Life" magazine. Features a Schweizer SGS 2-25.

Thanks, Mike. I'll put that on the list.

Next up is "On the Wings of the Wind", by Howard Siepen, from the June
1929 National Geographic. I expect to have it ready shortly after the
holidays.

Johan Larson

Look forward to seeing it Johan. Do you already have the magazine?


Mike


wrote:
Mike wrote:
Johan,

If you are interested, there is also a soaring article in the Dec 1961
issue of "Life" magazine. Features a Schweizer SGS 2-25.

Thanks, Mike. I'll put that on the list.

Next up is "On the Wings of the Wind", by Howard Siepen, from the June
1929 National Geographic. I expect to have it ready shortly after the
holidays.

Johan Larson

Mike wrote:
Look forward to seeing it Johan. Do you already have the magazine?

Ordered, yes. Arrived, no.

wrote:
Next up is "On the Wings of the Wind", by Howard Siepen, from the June
1929 National Geographic. I expect to have it ready shortly after the
holidays.

Johan Larson

Mike wrote:
Johan,

If you are interested, there is also a soaring article in the Dec 1961
issue of "Life" magazine. Features a Schweizer SGS 2-25.

Mike, I have tried to find that article by looking on this website:
http://www.originallifemagazines.com

Here are the articles I have found in LIFE that seem to have anything
to do with gliders or sailplanes:

LIFE Magazine July 18, 1938 Camisoles
Pg. 48 ... Sailplanes Soar Over Elmira

LIFE Magazine September 7, 1942 CG-3 Cargo Glider
Pg. 52 ... Aviation ... War Gliders

LIFE Magazine July 19, 1943 Woman Air Force Pilot Shirley Slade
Pg. 30 ... The Week's Events ... Atlantic Gliders

LIFE Magazine August 16, 1943 How Strong is Japan
Pg. 30 ... The Week's Events ... Death In a Glider

LIFE Magazine May 27, 1946 Ozark Farmer
Pg. 119 ... Aviation ... Sailplane Soaring

LIFE Magazine May 24, 1954 Kaye Ballard
Pg. 153 ... AVIATION ... Whirly Glider Takes the Air


I couldn't find anything in the month of December, 1961:
http://www.originallifemagazines.com...&Submit=Search
(you might need to glue that URL back together)

Did I miss something?

Johan Larson

Johan,

I have two old (4 sides) pages from "Life" that my son recently found
between pages of another magazine. They are very old B&W and it seems
to be more of a pictorial type with captions, not a feature. On the
title page is printed,"Free as a Cloud Over all
Outdoors"......"Photographed for LIFE by BOB GOMEL". There is a
handwritten notation on the page that says Dec 61, but the date does
not appear in print on any of the pages. The pages are in very poor
condition with parts of the captions torn and worn.

Mike



wrote:
Mike wrote:
Johan,

If you are interested, there is also a soaring article in the Dec 1961
issue of "Life" magazine. Features a Schweizer SGS 2-25.

Mike, I have tried to find that article by looking on this website:
http://www.originallifemagazines.com

Here are the articles I have found in LIFE that seem to have anything
to do with gliders or sailplanes:

LIFE Magazine July 18, 1938 Camisoles
Pg. 48 ... Sailplanes Soar Over Elmira

LIFE Magazine September 7, 1942 CG-3 Cargo Glider
Pg. 52 ... Aviation ... War Gliders

LIFE Magazine July 19, 1943 Woman Air Force Pilot Shirley Slade
Pg. 30 ... The Week's Events ... Atlantic Gliders

LIFE Magazine August 16, 1943 How Strong is Japan
Pg. 30 ... The Week's Events ... Death In a Glider

LIFE Magazine May 27, 1946 Ozark Farmer
Pg. 119 ... Aviation ... Sailplane Soaring

LIFE Magazine May 24, 1954 Kaye Ballard
Pg. 153 ... AVIATION ... Whirly Glider Takes the Air


I couldn't find anything in the month of December, 1961:
http://www.originallifemagazines.com...&Submit=Search
(you might need to glue that URL back together)

Did I miss something?

Johan Larson

Mike wrote:
I have two old (4 sides) pages from "Life" that my son recently found
between pages of another magazine. They are very old B&W and it seems
to be more of a pictorial type with captions, not a feature. On the
title page is printed,"Free as a Cloud Over all
Outdoors"......"Photographed for LIFE by BOB GOMEL". There is a
handwritten notation on the page that says Dec 61, but the date does
not appear in print on any of the pages. The pages are in very poor
condition with parts of the captions torn and worn.

Hmm. The Dec 22 1961 issue did have an outdoors theme. Are any page numbers
visible?

Here is the table of contents from that issue:
http://www.originallifemagazines.com...iew.php?id=458

Johan Larson

Unfortunately no.

The closest thing to a page number is "continued", but gives no number.

Mike


Johan Larson wrote:
Mike wrote:
I have two old (4 sides) pages from "Life" that my son recently found
between pages of another magazine. They are very old B&W and it seems
to be more of a pictorial type with captions, not a feature. On the
title page is printed,"Free as a Cloud Over all
Outdoors"......"Photographed for LIFE by BOB GOMEL". There is a
handwritten notation on the page that says Dec 61, but the date does
not appear in print on any of the pages. The pages are in very poor
condition with parts of the captions torn and worn.

Hmm. The Dec 22 1961 issue did have an outdoors theme. Are any page numbers
visible?

Here is the table of contents from that issue:
http://www.originallifemagazines.com...iew.php?id=458

Johan Larson