Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Finding some spare time on a business trip to Connecticut, I took a few hours to visit the New England Air Museum. It wasn't very busy that day, and one of the docents asked if I'd like to go into the cockpit of their B-29 that was undergoing final restoration. Need I say more.. . _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A_Cockpit. jpg.html_ (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A_Cockpit.jpg.html) Tiny URL: _http://tinyurl.com/yc2m4cb_ (http://tinyurl.com/yc2m4cb) The quality of the restoration is magnificent , and the plane looks better than the day it left the assembly line in 1945. _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A-2009.jpg .html_ (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A-2009.jpg.html) Tiny URL: _http://tinyurl.com/yax6lce_ (http://tinyurl.com/yax6lce) Both with Canon 30D/10-22 EF-S. Leica Content (M4/35 'cron) follows: This is the same aircraft at the old museum location at Bradley Field in 1977: _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A-1977.jpg .html_ (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A-1977.jpg.html) Tiny URL: _http://tinyurl.com/ybyf9vs_ (http://tinyurl.com/ybyf9vs) And in 1980 after suffering damage from a tornado that ran through the museum: _http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A-1980.jpg .html_ (http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Ira+Silverman/Aircraft/NEAM_B-29A-1980.jpg.html) Tiny URL: _http://tinyurl.com/yc4r8cw_ (http://tinyurl.com/yc4r8cw) As always, comments, critiques and suggestions are always welcome. Ira Silverman Irvine, CA