Boots Le Boutillier car ad (1930s)

baldeagle · 16 January 2007, 08:21 AM

MikeW · 16 January 2007, 11:14 AM

Ha, RFC Stunt Pilot!

I see they got the facts wrong back then as well.

ONEALM · 17 January 2007, 08:53 AM

They didn;t even mention he was from New Jersey.... how inconsiderate.

FliegerJG1 · 17 January 2007, 09:44 AM

Below is a link to a nice short biography on "Boots." The information includes a photo of fabric from his Camel.

LeBoutillier short bio

Best Regards,

FliegerJG1

ONEALM · 17 January 2007, 11:13 AM

Boots in Calif. with Amelia. Can anyone ID the airplane ?

MikeW · 17 January 2007, 11:29 AM

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Below is a link to a nice short biography on "Boots." The information includes a photo of fabric from his Camel.

The artist who got the serial number wrong was also remiss over the Camel's other markings. Still, Le Boutillier was not the only pilot who couldn't remember his machine's markings in later years!

YavorD · 17 January 2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ONEALM

Boots in Calif. with Amelia. Can anyone ID the airplane ?

What hapened to the nose of this plane? Genetic disorder?
It looks to be a member of Lockheed Vega/Sirius/Orion family, a Jack Northrop design, except nose ...

Regards,
Yavor

baldeagle · 17 January 2007, 03:14 PM

I believe that the airplane in the photo is indeed a modified Lockheed Vega, and I'm pretty sure there's movie footage of it around, if I remember right it shows that plane running into a car...