REQ U.S.A.F. / EUROPE

[BIGMAN]

just a little request to see if anyone has any pics of U.S.A.F bases
between 1950 - 1969 and there planes and pictures of any airshows
i would be very grateful

tahnks

bigman

[Lynn Coffelt]

Here's one.... want a couple more?
Old Chief Lynn

[Luke]

"BIGMAN" > wrote in message
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> just a little request to see if anyone has any pics of U.S.A.F bases
> between 1950 - 1969 and there planes and pictures of any airshows
> i would be very grateful


I have quite a few original snapshots that were taken by my father who
served in the AirForce during those years. As soon as I can get my plate
cleared off, I planned on scanning the whole kaboodle and posting the better
ones here and at abpm. Hang in there with me and I'll try to get them going
within the month.


Luke

[Lynn Coffelt]

> Here's one.... want a couple more?
> Old Chief Lynn
>
Yikes! Although its more than 50 years after I shot this picture, I
still remember the Sabre's pitot boom is on the right wing and the oxygen
fill valve is also on the right side of the fuselage. Seems I have not
mastered my new slide scanner! (photo is reversed)
Photo was taken from the 525th FIS maintenance ramp at Landstuhl
Pflugplatz, Germany, about 1954? It was a Saturday morning, and some Command
change ceremony at Weisbaden required a monumental fly-by. We (86th Fighter
Interceptor Wing) at Landstuhl launched and recovered 72 F-86's that
morning! I think we had to borrow a couple from a base in France to have
enough to meet our quota.
At one time one could count 50 some of the gaggle in this photo. When I
tried to clean this slide prior to scanning, using a "Q-tip" and a little
alcohol, I found Kodak 35mm slide film images simply dissolved and were
easily wiped away. Sheesh! I wish I'd started learning to clean with a junk
class slide.

Old Chief Lynn (too old to learn?)