Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Loved the light on the belly turret. The tilted horizon even adds to the dyna?ics of the photo. Thanks for showing, Philippe Op 18-okt-07, om 05:06 heeft Jim Nichols het volgende geschreven: > 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 >