Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Thanks for looking, and for the restoration software tips. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 6:53 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box, WWII Bombers Seen in 1995 > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >