Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, I know! Last time I checked it was an occupied ally. s.d. On Oct 18, 2007, at 10:20 AM, Walt Johnson wrote: > There is no doubt it helps to be on the right side. The English > were very familiar with bombers, although not B-24s. One thing I've > always found upsetting concerns Hiroshima. It was of little or no > military value and served as a haven for children, much like > Belgrade. A solution to these problems might be solvable. When the > next election comes around vote for */NOBODY. > > /*Walt > > slobodan dimitrov wrote: >> 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