Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kurt Miska wrote: > > 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 Hi all, I watched a program here on the telly last Wednesday. About an Aussie called Sydney Cotton who was using a brace of Leicas to take aerial shots of Germany in the late thirties, from a twin engined Lockheed. He was a colour film agent and flew all over the place, shooting as he went, on behalf of MI6. The german authorities suspected he was taking photos as he flew, but couldn't find the Leica 250's he had hidden behind sliding panels in the belly of the aircraft. A fascinating program. regards Rick Dykstra