Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/24

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: A-10 Warthog up close
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Thu May 24 18:30:46 2007
References: <79637171-EF5E-4622-AAC1-0D1E49D9C4B4@comcast.net> <001201c79e5a$574e4120$6501a8c0@asus930>

Hi Hoppy. Thanks. Get some what? I have about 3 gigs of digital  
airplane photos. ;-) Even some biplane stuff.

Cheers,
Len




On May 24, 2007, at 7:22 PM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> Len, great shot.
>  Get Some!
> Folks interested in the A-10 would enjoy "Warthog" Flying the A-10  
> in the Gulf War by William L Smallwood. Publisher is Brassey's
> (US)
>
> 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
> Leonard Taupier
> Sent: Friday, 25 May 2007 01:45
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: A-10 Warthog up close
>
> I took this photo in 2002 while these aircraft were preparing for an
> airshow at the local Air Station. The engineering building where I
> worked was only about 1/4 mile from the runway. The photo
> opportunities I had were much better then going to the show itself.
> All the aircraft including the USAF Thunderbirds practiced for two
> days prior to the show.
>
> This particular plane had just fired it's cannon and dropped a smoke
> bomb of some sort. I left the enlarged view larger then normal so you
> could see the pilot in the cockpit.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/Aircraft/A-10a.jpg.html>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/29epxg
>
> I hope you enjoy the photo of this amazing aircraft.
>
> Len
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier) ([Leica] IMG: A-10 Warthog up close)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: A-10 Warthog up close)