Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Awesome beast, Ira and well done to produce great detail in the photo. That's one serious drone; don't need no stinkin' stealth UAV, bring these back. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of ISILVERMN@aol.com Sent: Monday, 6 August 2007 15:36 To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] IMG: Ira's PAW 30 - D-21 The Lockheed D-21 was a Mach-3+ reconnaissance drone that was carried piggy-back on an SR-71 Blackbird and launched at altitude. This example was received at the March Air Museum a few weeks ago from Edwards Air Force Base (so I was told, I believe it actually came from Davis-Monthan in Arizona), and was completely covered in preservative. When I took this picture last Saturday, it had just been water-blasted to remove the coating, revealing the date of construction - September, 1970. _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/2007+PAW/2007+PAW+30.jpg.html_ (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/2007+PAW/2007+PAW+30.jpg.html) Tech stuff: Leica M4, 35mm 'cron, Provia 100F As always, comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. Best regards, Ira Silverman Irvine, CA ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information