Postcard of the Day

[fflo]

 

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[peteralway.livejournal.com]

I follow an early aviation group on facebook, and at first I unconsciously thought I was reading that when I saw the picture. Then I realized that not only was there no way to take this picture, but the pilot was way too big for the Antoinette Monoplane, and, in fact, there was no room for his legs, and this was a silly-backdrop-with-a-hole picture.

Here's the real airplane that this is based on:

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Wow, there really was a plane with that side-set steering wheel thingie.