Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, On the wikipedia page - if you haven't spotted it yet - there is also a group photo around a P47 towards the end of the piece. Peter On 19/06/2016 16:25, Jim Nichols wrote: > Hi Tina, > > My curiosity got the best of me, so I kept looking. The airplane in which > your > father is pictured appears to be an early P-47, with the original canopy. > The > later P-47s were fitted with bubble canopies for better visibility. Their > pilots referred to the P-47s as "Jugs". > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > On 6/18/2016 7:33 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> PESO: >> >> My sister was Googling our father's name and came across some wonderful >> photos of him that we have never seen before. Just in time for Father's >> Day: >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/163489790 >> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/163489791 >> >> He looks about 15 years old to me!! He did run away from home, lied about >> his age, and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at 17, switching to the >> RAF later. >> >> I'm amazed to see these photos from long ago. >> >> Tina >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig