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 Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:39 pm Post subject: Ernest Kellogg Gann |
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Yes, Russ, as a matter of fact, it is worth mentioning. Thanks.
Since good ol' Ernest seems to be of significant interest to a few, I thought I'd pass this little trivia along.
Ernest Gann, and his wife, purchased a 1961 green and white Cessna 310 (new). Along the sides of the plane, near the cockpit, was the name "Noon Balloon". Evidently Ernest liked sleeping in quite late, and was in fact, known for showing up for morning appointments around noon, hence the name Noon Balloon.
He, and his wife, often flew this 310 around the world, and it played a part in his adventures and stories.
Around 1993, a good flying buddy of mine, Sturl Brunnel, bought Gann's Cessna 310, and parked it next to my first Cessna 172 on the ramp of our local airport, O45 (Nut Tree Airport, Vacaville, CA). I saw one day that Sturl had sold the plane, and told me some guy living in Florida bought it.
I have flown in the Noon Balloon two times. A bunch of us Vacaville pilots used to fly our planes to our near-by airports and get a burger. I hitched a ride with Sturl a couple of times.
A few days ago, I did an Internet search to see what happened to the "Noon Balloon", and there an article about a guy that now has it in the back of his hangar, with plans to make it the "finest 310 in the world", he says. I saw that he was located in Florida.
Best regards,
Mike Welch
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| Quote: | From: russ(at)rkiphoto.com
Subject: Re: Re: Earnest Kellogg Gann
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:06:07 -0500
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Hey list, just a trifle, and probably not even worth mentioning --
but I hate to see anyone mis-spelling a man's name, and repeatedly too.
It's ERNEST Gann, (and ERNEST Hemingway too), not EARNEST -- No "A"
Both very good writers, and they deserve to have their names spelled
right.
That's the least we can do.
Russ Kinne
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Ed in JXN
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject: Ernest Kellogg Gann |
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Hi Mike,
Also had an ex-Gann plane sighting a few years ago, about 1975/76.
Happened at Toledo Suburban (DUH), was taxiing by some T-hangars and saw an
open one with a rather odd seaplane twin being gone over by its owner.
Plane looked a little like a Republic Twin Bee, but wasn't. Twin pusher
engines behind gull-wings and a rounded nose, very odd. Turned out not only
was it a very elegant Piaggio Royal Gull, but it was previously owned by
Gann who had carried John Wayne and other celebs on occasional fishing
trips.
Anyone flying Kolbs north of the Mason-Dixon line this week?
Ed in JXN
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: Ernest Kellogg Gann |
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Don't know where the Mason-Dixon line is,,,,, but we are flying in Brigham
City Ut. 50 miles north of Salt Lake City
[Boyd]
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russ(at)rkiphoto.com
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject: Ernest Kellogg Gann |
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There was a Piaggio Royal Gull flying in the Cleveland OH area many
years ago. Not many around, maybe same one?
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On Jan 13, 2009, at 3:19 PM, Ed Chmielewski wrote:
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<edchmiel(at)mindspring.com>
Hi Mike,
Also had an ex-Gann plane sighting a few years ago, about
1975/76. Happened at Toledo Suburban (DUH), was taxiing by some T-
hangars and saw an open one with a rather odd seaplane twin being
gone over by its owner. Plane looked a little like a Republic Twin
Bee, but wasn't. Twin pusher engines behind gull-wings and a
rounded nose, very odd. Turned out not only was it a very elegant
Piaggio Royal Gull, but it was previously owned by Gann who had
carried John Wayne and other celebs on occasional fishing trips.
Anyone flying Kolbs north of the Mason-Dixon line this week?
Ed in JXN
MkII/503
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