Re: PESO -- B17
On Jul 29, 2009, at 20:13 , Doug Franklin wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Sweet. It looks like a -G, since I don't think the -Fs had the motorized rear turret, but both had the motorized chin turret. I was under the impression that there was only one, maybe two B-17s still flying, and that the last flying B-24 had augured in a couple of years back, or vice versa. But maybe not. The B-24J was still flying as of late April this year. I expect it is still touring the country with the B-17 that flys with it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com http://gallery.me.com/jomac http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:11:25PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: The B-24J was still flying as of late April this year. I expect it is still touring the country with the B-17 that flys with it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com They come to the SF Bay area every year. Here are some shots I took three years ago, when they were accompanied by a B-23 (I think it still tours with them): http:/www.panix.com/~johnf/PDML/Warbirds/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
On Jul 30, 2009, at 00:57 , John Francis wrote: The B-24J was still flying as of late April this year. I expect it is still touring the country with the B-17 that flies with it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com They come to the SF Bay area every year. Here are some shots I took three years ago, when they were accompanied by a B-23 (I think it still tours with them): http:/www.panix.com/~johnf/PDML/Warbirds/ I think you meant B-25, JF. http://www.kitcutters.com/Nov/NovB25Mitchell.jpg B-23 http://www.pimaair.org/images/hires/B-23_IMG_8983.JPG Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com “ The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” — Kevan Olesen -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:44:32AM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: On Jul 30, 2009, at 00:57 , John Francis wrote: The B-24J was still flying as of late April this year. I expect it is still touring the country with the B-17 that flies with it. Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com They come to the SF Bay area every year. Here are some shots I took three years ago, when they were accompanied by a B-23 (I think it still tours with them): http:/www.panix.com/~johnf/PDML/Warbirds/ I think you meant B-25, JF. http://www.kitcutters.com/Nov/NovB25Mitchell.jpg I think I meant B-25, too. In fact I thought I'd typed B-25 :-( -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
P. J. Alling wrote: There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Sweet. It looks like a -G, since I don't think the -Fs had the motorized rear turret, but both had the motorized chin turret. I was under the impression that there was only one, maybe two B-17s still flying, and that the last flying B-24 had augured in a couple of years back, or vice versa. But maybe not. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
Graydon wrote: (Didn't even think of grabbing a camera the time I got darn near buzzed by a restored Lancaster.) I was lucky enough ten or fifteen years ago to be outside our offices having a cigarette when a B-17 and a B-24 went over together at maybe 500 feet (150m). I didn't have a camera with me. :-( -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
Actually I looked it up and surprisingly there are about a dozen in flying condition and another three or four being currently restored for flight. Doug Franklin wrote: P. J. Alling wrote: There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Sweet. It looks like a -G, since I don't think the -Fs had the motorized rear turret, but both had the motorized chin turret. I was under the impression that there was only one, maybe two B-17s still flying, and that the last flying B-24 had augured in a couple of years back, or vice versa. But maybe not. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:14 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Actually I looked it up and surprisingly there are about a dozen in flying condition and another three or four being currently restored for flight. Not that surprising, B-17's were in active commercial service into the 70's (waterbombing), so there's a lot of parts and airframes still in existence, unlike Liberators or Lancasters. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
PJ, It's that time of year. I'm driving to the Oshgosh EAA fly-in on Wens. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from Tweed NH Airport when I heard the unmistakable sound of a very heavy multi engine piston powered aircraft. I looked up and my first thought damn that looks like a B17! I managed one shot before it was too far away for the rig I had. This is about the center 1/3 of the frame, reduced to 800:534 px. I wasn't even sure of my identification until I was examining my shots earlier this evening. There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5,6 Notes: Once again the subject matter trumps the technical quality of the shot. At least I'm going to keep telling myself that. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
Bob (and anyone else vacationing in/traveling to Wisconsin) If you're in the Oshkosh area don't miss the photo exhibit at the Paine Art Museum. The have 150+ masterpieces on loan from the George Eastman House Collection. The exhibit runs through October 11. http://www.thepaine.org/ -p Bob Sullivan wrote: PJ, It's that time of year. I'm driving to the Oshgosh EAA fly-in on Wens. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 11:49 PM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from Tweed NH Airport when I heard the unmistakable sound of a very heavy multi engine piston powered aircraft. I looked up and my first thought damn that looks like a B17! I managed one shot before it was too far away for the rig I had. This is about the center 1/3 of the frame, reduced to 800:534 px. I wasn't even sure of my identification until I was examining my shots earlier this evening. There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5,6 Notes: Once again the subject matter trumps the technical quality of the shot. At least I'm going to keep telling myself that. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.33/2267 - Release Date: 07/27/09 17:59:00 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: PESO -- B17
Nice catch. Maybe you're having one of those interdimensional space-time portal problems. Aim your microwave at them and see if they go away. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- B17 Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from Tweed NH Airport when I heard the unmistakable sound of a very heavy multi engine piston powered aircraft. I looked up and my first thought damn that looks like a B17! I managed one shot before it was too far away for the rig I had. This is about the center 1/3 of the frame, reduced to 800:534 px. I wasn't even sure of my identification until I was examining my shots earlier this evening. There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5,6 Notes: Once again the subject matter trumps the technical quality of the shot. At least I'm going to keep telling myself that. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
I've been watching myth busters, I've built a multi magnetron maser... Desjardins, Steve wrote: Nice catch. Maybe you're having one of those interdimensional space-time portal problems. Aim your microwave at them and see if they go away. -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO -- B17 Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from Tweed NH Airport when I heard the unmistakable sound of a very heavy multi engine piston powered aircraft. I looked up and my first thought damn that looks like a B17! I managed one shot before it was too far away for the rig I had. This is about the center 1/3 of the frame, reduced to 800:534 px. I wasn't even sure of my identification until I was examining my shots earlier this evening. There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5,6 Notes: Once again the subject matter trumps the technical quality of the shot. At least I'm going to keep telling myself that. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling. If he does he is certainly a damn fool, and he might possibly be a damned soul; but if he may not, he is not a free man any more than a dog. --G. K. Chesterton -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO -- B17
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:49:10AM -0400, P. J. Alling scripsit: Ghost. It seems to be the month for unexpected flying objects. First the Red Tail Hawk surprised the c*** out of me, then this. I was taking a walk on the shore of New Haven Harbor, pretty much under the flight path from Tweed NH Airport when I heard the unmistakable sound of a very heavy multi engine piston powered aircraft. I looked up and my first thought damn that looks like a B17! I managed one shot before it was too far away for the rig I had. Which is darn good for that level of surprise! (Didn't even think of grabbing a camera the time I got darn near buzzed by a restored Lancaster.) This is about the center 1/3 of the frame, reduced to 800:534 px. I wasn't even sure of my identification until I was examining my shots earlier this evening. There are what, maybe half a dozen of these still flying anywhere in the world? http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20b17.html Equipment: Pentax K20D w/smc Pentax FA 28-200mm f3.8~5,6 You got the tail number; that makes it possible for Google to tell me the B17 in question is the Liberty Belle. Many more photos of same http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/297849 -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
