Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]LUGers With my more than passing interest in World War Two combat airplanes, I surprised myself when leafing through “Messerschmitt Bf 109, in Action”, part 2. I spotted what is clearly a Leica installed in a Bf 109 (page 24). You can see the cable release hanging down and the classic film advance knob. The squinty little eye piece is also visible. The Leica is mounted vertically so that it points straight out of the front of the windshield. Nothing automated here. No motor drive. This particular machine served as a reconnaissance aircraft in southern Russia in ‘43. If you desperately need this book, check your local hobby shop. I think it’s still in print. Kurt