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ALL REAL? LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956 - LARGE LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956.jpg [1/2]
To me ithis looks like a composite --- some aircraft really there - others pasted on a print or merged from a negative. For instance, it looks like the C-124 and the B-66 both have runway reflections on their fuselage --- and the F-94 (far left) looks like it was in different light, and the 'USAF' on the right wing looks penciled in. And it is difficult for me to imagine that all the aircraft could (or would) be massed for a Life photographer. Thoughts? On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:28:48 +1030, "Dave Kearton" wrote: Scanning a few pics from 'The Great LIFE Photographers' I hate scanning double page pics, I can never manage to get good images from the gully margin. It looks like a straight-winged F-84 in the gully. |
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ALL REAL? LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956 - LARGE LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956.jpg [1/2]
V70 wrote in :
To me ithis looks like a composite --- some aircraft really there - others pasted on a print or merged from a negative. For instance, it looks like the C-124 and the B-66 both have runway reflections on their fuselage --- and the F-94 (far left) looks like it was in different light, and the 'USAF' on the right wing looks penciled in. And it is difficult for me to imagine that all the aircraft could (or would) be massed for a Life photographer. Thoughts? I, for one have no doubts about it being legit. and not a composite. this was back in 1956, and formation flying was an accepted part of the AF then. the issue I have is there is no C-130, but then the Herk was fairly new to the inventory at that time.. as for massing just for the magazine, that also was a time for the interservice push for funding, and ANY publicity, short of a crash was catered to. Remember the XB-70 crash started out as a multi-plane photo-op that went very bad... |
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ALL REAL? LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956 - LARGE LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956.jpg [1/2]
"V70" wrote in message ... To me ithis looks like a composite --- some aircraft really there - others pasted on a print or merged from a negative. For instance, it looks like the C-124 and the B-66 both have runway reflections on their fuselage --- and the F-94 (far left) looks like it was in different light, and the 'USAF' on the right wing looks penciled in. And it is difficult for me to imagine that all the aircraft could (or would) be massed for a Life photographer. What a dumb ass Jim Morris |
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ALL REAL? LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation ,Florida 1956 - LARGE LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida1956.jpg [1/2]
Jim Morris wrote:
"V70" wrote in message ... To me ithis looks like a composite --- some aircraft really there - others pasted on a print or merged from a negative. For instance, it looks like the C-124 and the B-66 both have runway reflections on their fuselage --- and the F-94 (far left) looks like it was in different light, and the 'USAF' on the right wing looks penciled in. And it is difficult for me to imagine that all the aircraft could (or would) be massed for a Life photographer. What a dumb ass Jim Morris Who is the dumb ass here? The person who is willing to show his ignorance or the person who dismisses the question with an ignorant remark? To address the statement about the flght being amassed for a Life photog. You should remember that Life magazine was one of THE magazines at the time and a photo in it was good PR for the AF. Recall also the atmosphere of the times. The Russian bear was just over the horizon. Always good to let the taxpayers see their dollars at work. Obligatory picture attached... -- Lynn in StLou REMOVETHIS anti-spam measure to reply |
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ALL REAL? LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956 - LARGE LIFE - JR Eyerman - USAF aircraft in formation , Florida 1956.jpg [1/2]
I remember living at Mather in the 70's, they used to have essentially
"private" air shows for the graduating navigators, as I was told. I think they were to familarize the navigators with the aircraft types? I remember asking my dad as I was a huge fan to go to these and I don't know if he was just blowing smoke but would say that they were closed to anyone not involved. There weren't many people around the planes. There wasn't the flybys or anything like that, like the once a year ones with T-Birds that we usually went to, but without the huge crowds all the planes massed like that resembled that picture in many ways. Of course, only more modern types. But as I recall, it seemed to happen quite frequently. On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:00:48 -0600, "Jim Morris" wrote "V70" wrote in message ... To me ithis looks like a composite --- some aircraft really there - others pasted on a print or merged from a negative. For instance, it looks like the C-124 and the B-66 both have runway reflections on their fuselage --- and the F-94 (far left) looks like it was in different light, and the 'USAF' on the right wing looks penciled in. And it is difficult for me to imagine that all the aircraft could (or would) be massed for a Life photographer. What a dumb ass Jim Morris -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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