Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I looked at my shots again I couldn't help but think that they were very like the shots taken at those airfields in the 50s and 60s. Peter Douglas Sharp wrote: > It could well be, but I think most airfields looked the same in the 60s, > I can't recognise anything distinctive in the background. > > It flew past at about that height and then more or less stood on its > tail, gave full power and disappeared in seconds. > > Nobody seemed to care in those days that the onlookers got some of the > hot blast from its engines - enough to blow people's hats off. > > Cheers > Douglas > > Ric Carter wrote: >> looking at this photo made me wonder if it was the very flyover doug saw >> >> ri >> >> On Nov 13, 2009, at 4:27 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: >> >>> Yes, >>> >>> The link from Ric meant I was an hour or so later in bed :-) A truly >>> elegant aircraft, and enormous when you get close to it. >>> >>> Thank Ric (and Peter for getting the ball rolling). >>> >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >>> Peter Dzwig wrote: >>>> I thoroughly recommend this lot to anyone interested. There are a >>>> lot of early >>>> shots. Many are of XH558 since and during its restoration. Some of >>>> them give a >>>> feeling for the sheer scale of the aircraft. >>>> >>>> Peter >>>> >>>> Ric Carter wrote: >>>> >>>>> <http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/photos/vulcan/avro-vulcan-2328.aspx> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig