Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's a good reason to make friends instead of enemies. :-) Jim Nichols wrote: > Hi, Walt, > > That same fate happened to a number of US flyers. I had a cousin who > experienced the same thing. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:22 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box, WWII Bombers Seen in 1995 > > >> Jim >> >> Somewhere around here I've an image of my dad's B-24. The plane was >> shot down over Hungary while returning from the fun and games at >> Ploesti .He and his crew spent the rest of the was as guest of the >> Germans. >> >> Walt >> >> Douglas Sharp wrote: >>> 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 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >