week 8 – #22 It’s a Mystery

September 19, 2014 by christine veneruso 9 Comments

On the outskirts of Arcadia, Florida there’s a small park.  It’s a pretty little spot with a pond where people were taking walks.  I stopped because I spotted an old airplane parked near the pond and that looked interesting.  I walked around a bit, took a few photos but never found a plaque or any information about it.

In town I stopped at a luncheonette for a drink.  I was invited to  join a group of  people.  They were “the Brew Crew”, locals who meet there regularly just to catch up on things,  so this seemed to be the perfect opportunity to ask about the plane in the park.  There were several people who offered opinions but the consensus was that there was no factual  information to be had about it and one person actually said “it’s a mystery”.

When I got home I did a little google searching for “Arcadia”, “old plane in Arcadia”, that sort of thing but after several tries that ended up with no information on the subject I realized it really is a mystery.

Here’s a shot of the plane from the side.  This was what I saw driving past that caught my eye and got me to stop.  It made me think of World War II so when I was editing it I looked for a filter that would give it an vintage kind of look.

And a shot looking up from under the wing.