US 1942-008413 P-47D 1943orLater.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Ramsman]

This is OT, but can anyone tell me the name of the font used for the
text here? I used to have it on a workstation at Xerox many years ago,
but haven't managed to track it down since.

--
Peter

[H. Milton Lewis]

On 11/28/2012 7:48 AM, Ramsman wrote:
> This is OT, but can anyone tell me the name of the font used for the
> text here? I used to have it on a workstation at Xerox many years ago,
> but haven't managed to track it down since.
>
Looks a little like TrebuchetMS, but even more like ZapfHumnstBT. You
decide. Now how about an airplane picture for the effort?

[Netko]

On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:48:07 +0000, Ramsman wrote
(in article >):

> This is OT, but can anyone tell me the name of the font used for the
> text here? I used to have it on a workstation at Xerox many years ago,
> but haven't managed to track it down since.

I have no idea but idle curiosity leads me to ask if you're referring to the
lettering on the aircraft side (OS-P) or to the accompanying 'Mighty Eighth'
text?

[Ramsman]

On 28/11/2012 18:47, H. Milton Lewis wrote:
> On 11/28/2012 7:48 AM, Ramsman wrote:
>> This is OT, but can anyone tell me the name of the font used for the
>> text here? I used to have it on a workstation at Xerox many years ago,
>> but haven't managed to track it down since.
>>
> Looks a little like TrebuchetMS, but even more like ZapfHumnstBT. You
> decide. Now how about an airplane picture for the effort?
>


ZapfHumnstBT looks like the one. Don't remember it being called that,
though, but it was 25-odd years ago. Thanks.

Don't know about an airplane, so will this aeroplane do instead? The
pilot of Chipmunk WD292 seems oblivious to the red kite in his 6.
--
Peter

[Ramsman]

On 28/11/2012 22:28, Netko wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:48:07 +0000, Ramsman wrote
> (in article >):
>
>> This is OT, but can anyone tell me the name of the font used for the
>> text here? I used to have it on a workstation at Xerox many years ago,
>> but haven't managed to track it down since.
>
> I have no idea but idle curiosity leads me to ask if you're referring to the
> lettering on the aircraft side (OS-P) or to the accompanying 'Mighty Eighth'
> text?
>
>
>

I thought it was obvious that "text" referred to the caption. Obviously not.

--
Peter

[Ramsman]

On 29/11/2012 00:08, Ramsman wrote:
> On 28/11/2012 18:47, H. Milton Lewis wrote:
>> On 11/28/2012 7:48 AM, Ramsman wrote:
>>> This is OT, but can anyone tell me the name of the font used for the
>>> text here? I used to have it on a workstation at Xerox many years ago,
>>> but haven't managed to track it down since.
>>>
>> Looks a little like TrebuchetMS, but even more like ZapfHumnstBT. You
>> decide. Now how about an airplane picture for the effort?
>>
>
>
> ZapfHumnstBT looks like the one. Don't remember it being called that,
> though, but it was 25-odd years ago. Thanks.
>
> Don't know about an airplane, so will this aeroplane do instead? The
> pilot of Chipmunk WD292 seems oblivious to the red kite in his 6.

Oops, that wasn't right. Didn't know it was going to be that big or that
poor. I'll fix it in the morning.

--
Peter

[Ramsman]

On 29/11/2012 00:12, Ramsman wrote:
> On 29/11/2012 00:08, Ramsman wrote:
>> On 28/11/2012 18:47, H. Milton Lewis wrote:
>>> On 11/28/2012 7:48 AM, Ramsman wrote:
>>>> This is OT, but can anyone tell me the name of the font used for the
>>>> text here? I used to have it on a workstation at Xerox many years ago,
>>>> but haven't managed to track it down since.
>>>>
>>> Looks a little like TrebuchetMS, but even more like ZapfHumnstBT. You
>>> decide. Now how about an airplane picture for the effort?
>>>
>>
>>
>> ZapfHumnstBT looks like the one. Don't remember it being called that,
>> though, but it was 25-odd years ago. Thanks.
>>
>> Don't know about an airplane, so will this aeroplane do instead? The
>> pilot of Chipmunk WD292 seems oblivious to the red kite in his 6.
>
> Oops, that wasn't right. Didn't know it was going to be that big or that
> poor. I'll fix it in the morning.
>

Here's the photo as I ought to have sent it, plus another to show it
survived.

--
Peter

[Netko]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:10:08 +0000, Ramsman wrote
(in article >):

> I thought it was obvious that "text" referred to the caption. Obviously not.

That's the way of things: some of us are slow and some of us are contemptibly
slow.

[Ramsman]

On 29/11/2012 13:53, Netko wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:10:08 +0000, Ramsman wrote
> (in article >):
>
>> I thought it was obvious that "text" referred to the caption. Obviously not.
>
> That's the way of things: some of us are slow and some of us are contemptibly
> slow.
>

And others make assumptions about other others. Which is what I did
here. Mea culpa.

Have another photo. It's not a Tiger Moth. Not exactly.

--
Peter

[Netko]

On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:27:53 +0000, Ramsman wrote
(in article >):

> And others make assumptions about other others. Which is what I did
> here. Mea culpa.
>
> Have another photo. It's not a Tiger Moth. Not exactly.

Not a problem and I'll see your not a Tiger Moth and raise you this not a
standard Hurricane which I came across somewhere (though I can't remember
where). I assume it's a CAM aircraft.

[D. St-Sanvain]

Hello,

Ramsman a écrit dans > :

> Have another photo. It's not a Tiger Moth. Not exactly.
The "Bee" variant of the DH82 ;)
Seen some times ago at Olf Warden.

Moth, Bee, Drone, Fly...

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[Ramsman]

On 30/11/2012 05:36, D. St-Sanvain wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Ramsman a écrit dans > :
>
>> Have another photo. It's not a Tiger Moth. Not exactly.
> The "Bee" variant of the DH82 ;)
> Seen some times ago at Olf Warden.
>
> Moth, Bee, Drone, Fly...
>

Yes, it's a DH.82B Queen Bee, which was a drone. Very confusing if
you're an apiarist.

Nothing to do of course with King Bee, which features in the song by
Slim Harpo, later recorded by the Rolling Stones.
--
Peter