Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is no doubt it helps to be on the right side. The English were very familiar with bombers, although not B-24s. One thing I've always found upsetting concerns Hiroshima. It was of little or no military value and served as a haven for children, much like Belgrade. A solution to these problems might be solvable. When the next election comes around vote for */NOBODY. /*Walt slobodan dimitrov wrote: > Funny thing about memories. > My mother's is quite different about those flights. > As a little girl she was sent to Belgrade during the war. It was an > open city, with a marginal German occupation garrison. Apparently > children were sent there from neighboring cities, and the surrounding > country side, for safety during the war. > Apparently in the autumn of 1944, on the flights back from Ploesti, > the American air force would drop bombs on the city of Belgrade. Since > the American air force did everything by the clock, the city was > bombed on a regular basis at the same time of the day. My mother said, > before the arrival of the bombers, they would be taken across the > river, and watch from a distance the bombing of the city. After the > Americans had left, they would be taken back to the city. All with the > hope that the homes of the families that they were staying with > weren't destroyed in the bombing. > > s.d. > > > On Oct 18, 2007, at 5:22 AM, Walt Johnson wrote: > >> Jim >> >> Somewhere around here I've an image of my dad's B-24. The plane was >> shot down over Hungary while returning from the fun and games at >> Ploesti .He and his crew spent the rest of the was as guest of the >> Germans. >> >> Walt >> >> Douglas Sharp wrote: >>> Jim, >>> I always did like the Liberator (Mitchell on steroids) - one of my >>> favourite Airfix kits when I was quite a bit younger - what the >>> Flying Fortress was to the Lancaster was the Liberator to the >>> Halifax. You can still see a lot of its flying boat origins too. >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> BTW, if you're working in Windows, try the trial version of DCE >>> Tools from Mediachance - it sometimes works wonders on older shots. >>> Try DCEnhance or ColorCastCorrection they've often done a lot (and >>> saved a lot of time) correcting some of my old slide scans and even >>> newer stuff. >>> >>> Jim Nichols wrote: >>>> While working with negatives from 1995, I discovered some photos of >>>> visiting WWII bombers that were in town in the Fall of 1995. They >>>> were a B-17, probably a G or H model, and a B-24. These airplanes >>>> had several points of interest for me. >>>> >>>> As shown in take-off, the thick wing airfoil of the B-17 allows a >>>> fairly steep climb angle, especially when compared to the B-24 >>>> which made use of a NACA laminar-flow airfoil designed to achieve >>>> higher speeds. Even with partial flaps on take-off, the B-24 >>>> climbs at a more conservative angle. >>>> >>>> The turrets on the B-24 are impressive. The nose turret lets the >>>> gunner feel that he is a part of the crew, whereas the retractable >>>> belly turret leaves the gunner on his own for much of the mission. >>>> I worked for many years with an engineer who, as a very young >>>> airman, flew missions over Europe in the B-24 belly turret. >>>> >>>> Taken twelve years ago, the quality of the in-flight images leave a >>>> lot to be desired, especially when compared to the images that >>>> Douglas recently posted from England. However, these old birds are >>>> disappearing, so I post them in remembrance of what they >>>> represented during WWII. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-17+Seen+in+1995.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-24+Seen+in+1995.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-24+Nose+Turret+1995.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-24+Belly+Turret+1995.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >