Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len, A friend of mine is a former USAF R&D Colonel, now retired. While on active duty, he commented that the A-10 was the ugliest airplane he had ever seen. Shortly afterwards, he was assigned to the A-10 development project and came to appreciate its capabilities. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: A-10 Warthog up close > Thank you Douglas. It really looked neat as it flew out of the smoke. > > Thanks for looking. I guess many of us are Star Wars fans. I just didn't > make the connection. > > Regards, > Len > > > On May 24, 2007, at 12:53 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > >> Really looks like something thought up by George Lucas close-up - May >> the Force be with you :-) >> Cheers >> Douglas >> Leonard Taupier wrote: >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >