Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll have to check with my dentist. You know him, the one with all the Leica gear. :-D slobodan dimitrov wrote: > It's no big deal, Jim. > But I sure hope Walt didn't crack any teeth from that knee jerk. > > s.d. > > On Oct 18, 2007, at 10:58 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: > >> Slobodan, >> >> Sadly, in any conflict, there are two different views of what takes >> place. The worst thing about aerial attacks is that the crews are >> insulated from the destruction that they create. When they realize >> the impact they had on other innocent lives, they sometimes find it a >> very sobering experience. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "slobodan dimitrov" >> <s.dimitrov@charter.net> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:36 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box, WWII Bombers Seen in 1995 >> >> >>> Funny thing about memories. >>> My mother's is quite different about those flights. >>> As a little girl she was sent to Belgrade during the war. It was an >>> open city, with a marginal German occupation garrison. Apparently >>> children were sent there from neighboring cities, and the >>> surrounding country side, for safety during the war. >>> Apparently in the autumn of 1944, on the flights back from Ploesti, >>> the American air force would drop bombs on the city of Belgrade. >>> Since the American air force did everything by the clock, the city >>> was bombed on a regular basis at the same time of the day. My >>> mother said, before the arrival of the bombers, they would be taken >>> across the river, and watch from a distance the bombing of the >>> city. After the Americans had left, they would be taken back to the >>> city. All with the hope that the homes of the families that they >>> were staying with weren't destroyed in the bombing. >>> >>> s.d. >>> >>> >>> On Oct 18, 2007, at 5:22 AM, Walt Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >