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Post by Maarten on Jan 13, 2009 15:35:29 GMT -5
Hey Frank, Obviously you read my mind (I just can't believe it). I was about to start making a repaint feat. the same Argentinian DC-6 livery. I remember having seen these DC-6's a couple of times over Amsterdam and at Schiphol when I was only a 5 or 6 year old wee boy. You're a star! Thank you very much. Cheers, Maarten  P.S. The Mexican Six is also a beauty. Muchas Gracias, amigo. |
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Post by eagle526 on Jan 13, 2009 16:12:45 GMT -5
Thanks Maarten,
The ARG paint drove me nuts, picture I found was really really tiny, had to use a magnifier to see details, so I hope I got most of it. I should of saved the site, really interesting read. This particular paint "Eva Peron" was one of two named, the other "Presidente Peron" in 1951. After 1955 the names were removed so as to not have I guess a connection to the Peron Presidency. They also talk about the Princess from The Netherlands and her visit to Buenos Aires. The funniest read was about Braniff. The president of Braniff wanted to have flying rights to Buenos Aires, but Peron said no, since he felt that ARG and Panagra was more than enough flying to his city. Sometime later he sent another big wig back, this time to meet with Eva Peron. She stated, "so you want to fly to my city", and she continues to state that she wants flying rights free of charge on Braniff to travel to Houston to shop at the exclusive stores and to bring back her things duty free. She was a hell of a First Lady, she got her wish and Braniff got its flying rights to Buenos Aires. I'm sure this went on also in Cuba as with many Latin American countries, and I'll bet it still goes on today.
Frank
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Post by Maarten on Jan 13, 2009 17:00:00 GMT -5
I don't know about one of our Princesses going to Buenos Aires during the Fifties (they were very young then), but certainly Queen Juliana's husband Prince Bernhard went there. Not only for promotion of Dutch trade but also because he was good friends with Peron. (probably he had also some old German friends who took "residence" in Argentina immediately after WWII had come to an end.)
About 50 years later our Prince Royal Willem Alexander, son of Queen Beatrix who is Bernhard's eldest daughter, and like his grandfather an enthousiastic pilot, married an Argentinian young lady called Maxima Zorregieta. She will be Queen Maxima when her Alex will be the next King of the Netherlands.
Reading your story I'm not surprised at all that Evita got a mythical stature.
Cheers,
Maarten
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Post by eddiejez on Jan 13, 2009 17:07:46 GMT -5
Hi Frank more great work ! more nice stuff thanks rgds Edd  |
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Post by Adrian Wainer on Jan 13, 2009 17:10:57 GMT -5
Thanks Maarten, The ARG paint drove me nuts, picture I found was really really tiny, had to use a magnifier to see details, so I hope I got most of it. I should of saved the site, really interesting read. This particular paint "Eva Peron" was one of two named, the other "Presidente Peron" in 1951. After 1955 the names were removed so as to not have I guess a connection to the Peron Presidency. They also talk about the Princess from The Netherlands and her visit to Buenos Aires. The funniest read was about Braniff. The president of Braniff wanted to have flying rights to Buenos Aires, but Peron said no, since he felt that ARG and Panagra was more than enough flying to his city. Sometime later he sent another big wig back, this time to meet with Eva Peron. She stated, "so you want to fly to my city", and she continues to state that she wants flying rights free of charge on Braniff to travel to Houston to shop at the exclusive stores and to bring back her things duty free. She was a hell of a First Lady, she got her wish and Braniff got its flying rights to Buenos Aires. I'm sure this went on also in Cuba as with many Latin American countries, and I'll bet it still goes on today. Frank Hi Frank, they are very interesting comments, I am fully aware of the sometimes quite bizarre nature of Latin American politics but if you are going to bring political things in to the equation, which is stuff you have presumably seen on the internet, you should give a web link, ( n.b. I have nothing to do with the running of this site, and am speaking purely as a fellow poster ), and then people can judge for themselves the validity of such matters with their own judgment. There are a lot of genuine reasons to be critical of Juan and Eva Peron but for all I know, that stuff might have been concocted purely from the imagination of the Argentine Military Junta black propaganda department. To have an understanding of the Military Junta, I would have to say that they did things like kidnap innocent people and throw them out of aircraft over the South Atlantic and if I was to repeat here in detail some of things they got up to, I would probably be banned from the site. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Pencilsen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_WarBest and Warm Regards Adrian Wainer |
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Post by eagle526 on Jan 13, 2009 18:02:29 GMT -5
Hi Adrian,
My comment was not a politcal statement or anything against Peron. As I stated, I did not save the site, simply was just responding to Maarten's post. I don't get into politics, here or anywhere else. I'm sorry if this troubles you from the way in which you have responded. Life is too short !!!!!!!!!!!
Frank
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Post by Adrian Wainer on Jan 13, 2009 18:48:39 GMT -5
Hi Adrian, My comment was not a politcal statement or anything against Peron. As I stated, I did not save the site, simply was just responding to Maarten's post. I don't get into politics, here or anywhere else. I'm sorry if this troubles you from the way in which you have responded. Life is too short !!!!!!!!!!! Frank No it doesn't trouble me and it was no doubt not a political statement for or against Peron on your part, I was just giving a piece of friendly advice. And with respect you can put it up and say ah well politics is nothing to do with me, you may have complete disinterest in politics but those things are intensely political by their very nature. Best and Warm Regards Adrian Wainer |
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Post by Col7777 on Jan 14, 2009 6:18:42 GMT -5
Any way Frank, I love the repaints, as usual great work there mate.
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Post by Maarten on Jan 14, 2009 7:17:06 GMT -5
So do I. ;D
Cheers,
Maarten
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