[Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box, WWII Bombers Seen in 1995

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

Jim,
I always did like the Liberator (Mitchell on steroids) - one of my 
favourite Airfix kits when I was quite a bit younger - what the Flying 
Fortress was to the Lancaster  was the Liberator to the Halifax. You can 
still see a lot of its flying boat origins too.
Cheers
Douglas
BTW, if you're working in Windows, try the trial version of DCE Tools 
from Mediachance - it sometimes works wonders on older shots. Try 
DCEnhance or ColorCastCorrection they've often done a lot (and saved a 
lot of time) correcting some of my old slide scans and even newer stuff.

Jim Nichols wrote:
> While working with negatives from 1995, I discovered some photos of 
> visiting WWII bombers that were in town in the Fall of 1995.  They were a 
> B-17, probably a G or H model, and a B-24.  These airplanes had several 
> points of interest for me.
>
> As shown in take-off, the thick wing airfoil of the B-17 allows a fairly 
> steep climb angle, especially when compared to the B-24 which made use of 
> a NACA laminar-flow airfoil designed to achieve higher speeds.  Even with 
> partial flaps on take-off, the B-24 climbs at a more conservative angle.
>
> The turrets on the B-24 are impressive. The nose turret lets the gunner 
> feel that he is a part of the crew, whereas the retractable belly turret 
> leaves the gunner on his own for much of the mission.  I worked for many 
> years with an engineer who, as a very young airman, flew missions over 
> Europe in the B-24 belly turret.
>
> Taken twelve years ago, the quality of the in-flight images leave a lot to 
> be desired, especially when compared to the images that Douglas recently 
> posted from England.  However, these old birds are disappearing, so I post 
> them in remembrance of what they represented during WWII.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-17+Seen+in+1995.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-24+Seen+in+1995.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-24+Nose+Turret+1995.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/B-24+Belly+Turret+1995.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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