Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >