[WPRESTO]

I'm going to break the short run of bottles (double meaning intended) because there's a "Y" I've had for several rounds that been waiting.

Y is for Yankee Clipper, which provided the first trans-Atlantic flights in the late 30's, hopping it's way with an important stop in Gander, then on to Ireland where passengers commonly took land and ferry transport on to various spots in Europe. I believe that no original clippers remain, as they were all scrapped during WWII. This is a reproduction. AND, a flight that turned back to Ireland because of bad weather was the incentive that produced the original Irish coffee, a concoction of coffee, Jameson's, cream and brown sugar, to cheer up the tired, cold, frustrated passengers when they arrived.

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[todd]

nice share Presto!
Z for Zap

[noelcmn]

A for Airial view

[WPRESTO]

B is for BUG, the familiar milkweed bug.

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[jmschrei]

C is for Chokecherry

[todd]

d = dog

[WPRESTO]

E for EDISON. Late in his life and for some time after Edison was thought of as a towering genius and paragon of American inventiveness and entrepreneurial spirit. Busts of him were in demand like those of other great men: Washington, Beethoven, Cesar, Darwin, and later Einstein. His manufacturing empire accommodated.

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[pearsaab]

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[WPRESTO]

I'm going to break the short run of bottles (double meaning intended) because there's a "Y" I've had for several rounds that been waiting.

Y is for Yankee Clipper, which provided the first trans-Atlantic flights in the late 30's, hopping it's way with an important stop in Gander, then on to Ireland where passengers commonly took land and ferry transport on to various spots in Europe. I believe that no original clippers remain, as they were all scrapped during WWII. This is a reproduction. AND, a flight that turned back to Ireland because of bad weather was the incentive that produced the original Irish coffee, a concoction of coffee, Jameson's, cream and brown sugar, to cheer up the tired, cold, frustrated passengers when they arrived.

An error: the Yankee Clipper did not stop at Gander (Iceland) as did so many prop planes in the 50's. The stops included: Port Washing (New York), Botwood (Newfoundland), Shediac (New Brunswick), Foynes (Ireland), and Southampton (England). The Yankee Clipper - one of 12 model 314 "clippers" that were built - crashed during a landing at Lisbon (Portugal) in 1943. The replica pictured is at the Flying Boat Museum in Foynes where many passengers shifted to land transport.
Top speed of the Clipper was a leisurely 188mph, making the trans-Atlantic time over 24 hours.Round trip cost in 2006 dollars, about $9500. The planes were by standards of the day, huge, with plenty of room to walk and a separate dining area at a table with facing seats somewhat like a restaurant booth. Gourmet chefs were employed to please the wealthy passengers, the only people who could afford that price.

[todd]

g = gate

[noelcmn]

An error: the Yankee Clipper did not stop at Gander (Iceland) as did so many prop planes in the 50's. The stops included: Port Washing (New York), Botwood (Newfoundland), Shediac (New Brunswick), Foynes (Ireland), and Southampton (England). The Yankee Clipper - one of 12 model 314 "clippers" that were built - crashed during a landing at Lisbon (Portugal) in 1943. The replica pictured is at the Flying Boat Museum in Foynes where many passengers shifted to land transport.
Top speed of the Clipper was a leisurely 188mph, making the trans-Atlantic time over 24 hours.Round trip cost in 2006 dollars, about $9500. The planes were by standards of the day, huge, with plenty of room to walk and a separate dining area at a table with facing seats somewhat like a restaurant booth. Gourmet chefs were employed to please the wealthy passengers, the only people who could afford that price.

Here in SA, Yankee Clippers refers to Fish-sardines sized.

H- Hippo's

[ramseybuckeye]

I for Interior (an old streetcar in a museum)

[ramseybuckeye]

I for Interior (an old streetcar in a museum) amd incandescent lights, a tribute to Edison

[todd]

j is for jialing

[elpolodiablo]

K for kiss