Sorry for my late comment, Peter (I’ve been away with a bad Internet
connection), but the bomber shots remind me of the difficulty of operating in
those old machines – under normal conditions, let alone under fire (or on fire).
I once lay in the nose of a Canberra BII and wondered at the job of a navigator
on those machines, and they were quite spacious. I was also hungover and the
smell of the materials inside the aircraft did not do my stomach any good.
Chris
> On 12 Sep 16, at 20:47, Peter Klein <pklein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Apologies to Edvard Munch:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/29348065960/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/29348065960/in/dateposted-public/>>
>
> Nose turret view:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/29603707886/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/29603707886/in/dateposted-public/>>
>
> Mustang, pilot and friend:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/29014566823/in/dateposted-public/
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/29014566823/in/dateposted-public/>>
>
> While in the B-25 nose turret, my Leica's rangefinder wouldn't line up. My
> first thought: Oh, no! Did I bump it out of alignment while going through
> the crawlway? But no, I'd slid through the crawlway on my back with the
> camera safely on my stomach. Once I got out of the plane, all was well. Then
> it hit me. Dummy, the turret glass is curved!
>
> Leica M Monochrom, 35/2 Summicron IV, and 6'3" (190 cm) photographer
> shoehorning himself into small spaces. Enjoy!
> --Peter
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