Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]any prepubescent who ever pored over the september 1965 national geographic "Air Force: Power For Peace" issue will know how these fabulous and often impractical machines were nevertheless able to capture our young imaginations. -rei On Aug12 13:43, ISILVERMN@aol.com wrote: > After going through the archives, attached are some pictures of the lone > remaining North American XB-70A Valkyrie. It is of such a futuristic > shape, > that even today it begs to be photographed from a variety of perspectives: > > These were taken in May 1977: > > _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A > +-+May_+1977+_2_.jpg.htm_ > (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A+-+May_+1977+_2_.jpg.htm) > > > _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A > +-+May_+1977+_3_.jpg.html_ > (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A+-+May_+1977+_3_.jpg.html) > > > _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A > +-+May_+1977+_4_.jpg.html_ > (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A+-+May_+1977+_4_.jpg.html) > > > _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A > +-+May_+1977+_5_.jpg.html_ > (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A+-+May_+1977+_5_.jpg.html) > > > > This was taken in October, 1981. The plane has since been moved indoors > into a new hangar: > > _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A > +-+Oct_+1981.jpg.html_ > (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/North+American+XB-70A+-+Oct_+1981.jpg.html) > > > All taken with Leica M4, 35mm 'cron and Kodachrome 64 > > Best regards, > > Ira Silverman > Irvine, CA > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey