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08 Sep 2010
"Hello, down there!"
A load crew hails his colleagues on the ground as preparations are made to load the Goose into the Guppy. Nikon FA, 105mm f1.8 Nikkor, Fujichrome
08 Sep 2010
Inside the Goose
One of Grumman's highly successful line of amphibious airplanes, the Goose was, in its day, the equivalent of a modern business jet. Some wealthy New Yorkers even commuted from their Long Island homes to New York Harbor and then to the financial district. Nikon FA, 18mm Nikkor, Fujichrome
08 Sep 2010
Yes, it fit -- just barely
Nikon F3, 18mm Nikkor, Fujichrome
08 Sep 2010
And yes, it really could fly
Nikon F3, 200mm Nikkor, Fujichrome
08 Sep 2010
The Blimp arrives to pick me up
08 Sep 2010
Ground crew steadies the ship
08 Sep 2010
It's brought in to its mooring mast
08 Sep 2010
Ground crew checks that all is secure
08 Sep 2010
It can weather-vane freely
The blimp was docked at the Westchester County, New York, Airport, one of the busiest in the world for corporate aviation and only a few miles from Fujifilm's American headquarters.
