RE: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
NICE! My favorite warbird is the Spit Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Featherstone Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 5:48 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a small gallery. Comments welcome. http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] Cheers, Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Enjoyed these. Thanks for sharing. My granddaughter Grace, who's an airplane lover, found them fascinating. Paul On Oct 1, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > Cheers, > Eric. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Eric Featherstone wrote: >At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary >Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high >winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a >small gallery. Comments welcome. > >http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ Great stuff. That English countryside really suites the Spitfire, doesn't it? :) Pity you couldn't get any of Spitfires in flight. In the air, the Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever made, IMHO. -- Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com 412-687-2835 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Eric Featherstone wrote: > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ Neat planes. Funny, a Seafire, but no shots Spitfires (not even on the ground). :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
I hate to say it but I can't see them. All I get is a gray window with previous and next links that do nothing. I looked at the page code and it seems to be Javascript generated by Lightroom. It's the same on the machine running Win98se machine and the W2K machine running, both using Firefox 1.0.4. Yes I know that Firefox 1.5 is out but I'm on dialup and it just takes so freaking long to download. So I guess I'll just have to go by other peoples descriptions and do a Ken Rockwell® style review. Eric Featherstone wrote: >At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary >Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high >winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a >small gallery. Comments welcome. > >http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > >Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > >[Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it >is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > >Cheers, >Eric. > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Gorgeous stuff, especially the FAA Corsair in Pacific Theater paint. -Adam Eric Featherstone wrote: > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > Cheers, > Eric. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On Oct 2, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ Nice pics. > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] No need to warn; the javascript file is misising (I investigated after my browser logged errors). You might want to consider uploading it, checking the [case-sensitive] filename, etc. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On Oct 1, 2006, at 10:48 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] Works fine for me, the presentation is simple and direct, clean. (Mac OS X v10.4.7, Safari 2.0.4 or FireFox 1.5 browser) Nice shots. Sad you didn't get a Spit in the sights but so it goes. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > Lovely shots, all of them. I'd be hardpressed to pick a fave, but I think I might go with this one: http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/content/CNV00011_large.html Wonderful gallery! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 10/1/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In the air, the > Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever made, IMHO. Is there an airplane on the ground that's prettier? cheers, frank ps: I agree with you, BTW, Mark -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Hi! > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] This gallery, you started it with showing us a (relatively) modern plane... And I looked at the rest of them thinking just one thought - "Modern technology is very effective, but older technology is so much more graceful"! My hat's off... Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
I love # 139. Now THAT was an airplane! Dan On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > Cheers, > Eric. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 02/10/06, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 2, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Nice pics. Thank you! > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > No need to warn; the javascript file is misising (I investigated > after my browser logged errors). You might want to consider > uploading it, checking the [case-sensitive] filename, etc. Thanks for the heads up, I guess this is the purpose of beta software ;-) I've rootled around in the directory structure as created by Lightroom's HTML export wossname and here's what seems to have happened: First of all there are _two_ copies of the index.html; ./index.html & ./content/index.html. Their contents are identical. The javascript file in question is placed here ./resources/js/liveUpdate.js The index.html files both contain a reference to ../resources/js/liveUpdate.js Clearly this is only going to work in the 2nd copy of the index.html! Anyway, I've hand edited the more usual index.html and re-uploaded it. Hopefully that will cure the errors you were getting. Cheers, Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Darn it! I only checked the site with Camino (well it was late.) David mentioned some particular JavaScript errors which I think I've fixed. This might cure the problems you got. If not I'll just have to settle for a "Rockwell Review" ;-) Mind you if it still don't work I've a good mind to re-write the html myself without it being riddled by javascript - however it will be a while before I can get around to that :-( Cheers, Eric. On 02/10/06, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hate to say it but I can't see them. All I get is a gray window with > previous and next links that do nothing. I looked at the page code and > it seems to be Javascript generated by Lightroom. It's the same on the > machine running Win98se machine and the W2K machine running, both using > Firefox 1.0.4. Yes I know that Firefox 1.5 is out but I'm on dialup and > it just takes so freaking long to download. So I guess I'll just have > to go by other peoples descriptions and do a Ken Rockwell(r) style review. > > Eric Featherstone wrote: > > >At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > >Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > >winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > >small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > >http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > > >Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > > >[Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > >is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > > >Cheers, > >Eric. > > > > > > > > > -- > Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Thanks Bill, the Spit's pretty much my favourite too. Eric. On 01/10/06, Bill Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NICE! > > My favorite warbird is the Spit > > Bill > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric > Featherstone > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 5:48 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > Cheers, > Eric. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Thanks Paul, I'm glad you and Grace liked them. Eric. On 01/10/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Enjoyed these. Thanks for sharing. My granddaughter Grace, who's an > airplane lover, found them fascinating. > Paul > On Oct 1, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > > > Cheers, > > Eric. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Thanks Adam! Eric. On 02/10/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gorgeous stuff, especially the FAA Corsair in Pacific Theater paint. > > -Adam > > > > Eric Featherstone wrote: > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > > > Cheers, > > Eric. > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 02/10/06, Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Featherstone wrote: > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Neat planes. Funny, a Seafire, but no shots Spitfires (not even on the > ground). :-) Sigh! There were _plenty_ on the ground, but I chose to not lose the place I'd found to stand with a view of the runway instead. I chose unwisely! Another time I guess ;-) Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 01/10/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eric Featherstone wrote: > > >At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > >Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > >winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > >small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > >http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > Great stuff. That English countryside really suites the Spitfire, > doesn't it? :) > > Pity you couldn't get any of Spitfires in flight. In the air, the > Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever made, IMHO. Yes, I'd hoped to see more off them flying too. I got a couple of shots of that Seafire and the Sea Hurricane in the air together but they were (somewhat shakey) specks in the distance. Anyway thanks for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed them. Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 02/10/06, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > > > Lovely shots, all of them. I'd be hardpressed to pick a fave, but I > think I might go with this one: > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/content/CNV00011_large.html > > Wonderful gallery! Thanks Frank! After the Spitfire I think the Canberra ranks pretty high for gracefulness. Cheers, Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 02/10/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 1, 2006, at 10:48 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > Works fine for me, the presentation is simple and direct, clean. (Mac > OS X v10.4.7, Safari 2.0.4 or FireFox 1.5 browser) > > Nice shots. Sad you didn't get a Spit in the sights but so it goes. Thanks for commenting Godfrey, I'm sure there'll be more opportunities to see them flying... Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On 02/10/06, Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > This gallery, you started it with showing us a (relatively) modern > plane... And I looked at the rest of them thinking just one thought - > "Modern technology is very effective, but older technology is so much > more graceful"! > > My hat's off... Hi Boris, Thanks. I have to agree about older being more graceful! Cheers, Eric. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
I guess you mean the Corsair? I know very little about them (and the Hellcat) other than they played a huge part in the Pacific Theatre. Cheers, Eric. On 02/10/06, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I love # 139. Now THAT was an airplane! > > Dan > > On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary > > Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high > > winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a > > small gallery. Comments welcome. > > > > http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ > > > > Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. > > > > [Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it > > is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] > > > > Cheers, > > Eric. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Note the last VC of WW2 was won by a Corsair IV pilot in the Pacific, Robert Gray, a Canadian from 1842 squadron. One of his squadron mates would be the last Canadian casualty of WW2 later that same day. The Corsair is probably the most famous Allied fighter from the Pacific theater, and it would serve through the Korean War as a strike fighter, and through the early 60's in French carrier service. The Hellcat was the most successful allied fighter aircraft, with approximately 6000 kills, mostly in the Pacific theatre, although it did serve with distinction in the Atlantic theater and in Europe (FAA Hellcats were involved in the strike against the Tirpitz for example). -Adam Eric Featherstone wrote: > I guess you mean the Corsair? I know very little about them (and the > Hellcat) other than they played a huge part in the Pacific Theatre. > > Cheers, > Eric. > > On 02/10/06, Daniel J. Matyola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>I love # 139. Now THAT was an airplane! >> >>Dan >> >>On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary >>>Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high >>>winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a >>>small gallery. Comments welcome. >>> >>>http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/ >>> >>>Taken with an MX and (most I think) 300mm f/4 on Fuji Reala. >>> >>>[Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it >>>is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.] >>> >>>Cheers, >>>Eric. >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>PDML@pdml.net >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Mark Roberts wrote: > > Wow. I just thought of some other WWII trivia that's been kicking > around my brain for who-knows-how-many years: Tomorrow, 4 October, > marks the. 62nd (had to stop and work it out) anniversary of > the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of > course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in > shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV. > That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang. Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I -believe- that the only ones shot down were in the process of landing. Kinda unsporting, but it counts as a "kill" :-) -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:25:58 -0400, you wrote: >Note the last VC of WW2 was won by a Corsair IV pilot in the Pacific, >Robert Gray, a Canadian from 1842 squadron. One of his squadron mates >would be the last Canadian casualty of WW2 later that same day. The >Corsair is probably the most famous Allied fighter from the Pacific >theater, and it would serve through the Korean War as a strike fighter, >and through the early 60's in French carrier service. > >The Hellcat was the most successful allied fighter aircraft, with >approximately 6000 kills, mostly in the Pacific theatre, although it did >serve with distinction in the Atlantic theater and in Europe (FAA >Hellcats were involved in the strike against the Tirpitz for example). Wow. I just thought of some other WWII trivia that's been kicking around my brain for who-knows-how-many years: Tomorrow, 4 October, marks the. 62nd (had to stop and work it out) anniversary of the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:17:48 -0400, you wrote: >Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> Wow. I just thought of some other WWII trivia that's been kicking >> around my brain for who-knows-how-many years: Tomorrow, 4 October, >> marks the. 62nd (had to stop and work it out) anniversary of >> the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of >> course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in >> shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV. > >That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang. >Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I -believe- that the only >ones shot down were in the process of landing. Kinda unsporting, but it >counts as a "kill" :-) I just did a little digging and found, much to my surprise, that my mnemory was correct (though some sources say it was 05 October). I should point out that this was the first jet to be shot down by another *fighter* plane. I assume this means some got caught in crossfire while going through bomber formations earlier. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Christian wrote: > Mark Roberts wrote: > > > >>Wow. I just thought of some other WWII trivia that's been kicking >>around my brain for who-knows-how-many years: Tomorrow, 4 October, >>marks the. 62nd (had to stop and work it out) anniversary of >>the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of >>course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in >>shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV. >> > > > That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang. > Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I -believe- that the only > ones shot down were in the process of landing. Kinda unsporting, but it > counts as a "kill" :-) > > Most were killed during takeoff or landing, but they were also shot down during missions (It was just much harder). Heck, there was a case in the Korean War where 8 MiG-15's jumped 4 Sea Furies, losing 1 MiG, 2 damaged MiG's, and a possible 2nd kill. The Sea Furies were undamaged. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
Mark Roberts wrote: > On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:17:48 -0400, you wrote: > > >>Mark Roberts wrote: >> >>>Wow. I just thought of some other WWII trivia that's been kicking >>>around my brain for who-knows-how-many years: Tomorrow, 4 October, >>>marks the. 62nd (had to stop and work it out) anniversary of >>>the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of >>>course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in >>>shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV. >> >>That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang. >>Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I -believe- that the only >>ones shot down were in the process of landing. Kinda unsporting, but it >>counts as a "kill" :-) > > > I just did a little digging and found, much to my surprise, that my > mnemory was correct (though some sources say it was 05 October). I > should point out that this was the first jet to be shot down by > another *fighter* plane. I assume this means some got caught in > crossfire while going through bomber formations earlier. > > Actually, I believe the first losses were to V-1's. Meteors flew anti-V1 missions as early as June 1944 (It entered Squadron service before the ME262, although the 262 saw combat first). Otherwise they were likely from bombers in August of 44. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
I remember reading about that at the time, and, IIRC, the victories were ascribed to the superior manoeuvrability of the Sea Furies (which, of course, were late versions of the Spitfire adapted for carrier work). This was the same reason that the Gladiators which defended Malta against the Forze Aerea were able to survive as long as they did. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:35 AM Subject: Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary > > Heck, there was a case in the Korean War where 8 MiG-15's jumped 4 Sea > Furies, losing 1 MiG, 2 damaged MiG's, and a possible 2nd kill. The Sea > Furies were undamaged. > > -Adam > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
The Hawker Sea Fury is utterly unrelated to the Spit. It's somwhat of a development of the Tempest, but is likely related more closely to the FW190 than anything else (The close-shrouded radial design was borrowed from the Focke-Wulf, and that very nearly defined the airframe design, only the wings came from the Tempest). -Adam John Coyle wrote: > I remember reading about that at the time, and, IIRC, the victories were > ascribed to the superior manoeuvrability of the Sea Furies (which, of > course, were late versions of the Spitfire adapted for carrier work). This > was the same reason that the Gladiators which defended Malta against the > Forze Aerea were able to survive as long as they did. > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > - Original Message - > From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:35 AM > Subject: Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary > > >> Heck, there was a case in the Korean War where 8 MiG-15's jumped 4 Sea >> Furies, losing 1 MiG, 2 damaged MiG's, and a possible 2nd kill. The Sea >> Furies were undamaged. >> >> -Adam >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
You're right of course Adam - brain fade on my part! I was thinking of the SeaFire, of course. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia - Original Message - From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 12:27 PM Subject: Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary > The Hawker Sea Fury is utterly unrelated to the Spit. It's somwhat of a > development of the Tempest, but is likely related more closely to the > FW190 than anything else (The close-shrouded radial design was borrowed > from the Focke-Wulf, and that very nearly defined the airframe design, > only the wings came from the Tempest). > > -Adam > > > John Coyle wrote: >> I remember reading about that at the time, and, IIRC, the victories were >> ascribed to the superior manoeuvrability of the Sea Furies (which, of >> course, were late versions of the Spitfire adapted for carrier work). >> This >> was the same reason that the Gladiators which defended Malta against the >> Forze Aerea were able to survive as long as they did. >> >> John Coyle >> Brisbane, Australia >> - Original Message - >> From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 1:35 AM >> Subject: Re: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary >> > >>> Heck, there was a case in the Korean War where 8 MiG-15's jumped 4 Sea >>> Furies, losing 1 MiG, 2 damaged MiG's, and a possible 2nd kill. The Sea >>> Furies were undamaged. >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
