Recent content by Gary Petts

Excellent 👍 Thanks Wurger

Hi, I am with the South Australian Aviation Museum History Group and we are trying to identify the aviator in the image. Can anyone identify the aircraft please? Number on the aircraft appears to be M? 4406 Cheers, Gary

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Hi special ed, If the book you lost is actually 'Airplane Photography' by Herber E. Ives, 1920, you may be in luck and can download it for free from Project Guttenberg: Here If not, it is a good read anyway for the price! Here's the link again Airplane Photography by Herbert Eugene Ives...

Thanks Snautzer. Attached are Parts 1 and 2 in the series. These two parts cover the origins of aerial photography and developments during WWI. I guess the mods can remove them if not deemed appropriate for a WWII forum? I can post future articles as they are written, but may need to move...

Hello all, I am a relatively new member of the forum. Having recently retired and to keep the old grey cells firing, I have joined the South Australian Aviation Museum, where amongst other things, I am a member of the SAAM History Group. While our research focuses mainly around SA events and...

Excellent!!! All views now work fine. You can see below an example of the before and after shots. Thanks again, Gary

Thanks guys for your assistance, during this frustrating period. In brief, to answer your questions: 1, Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge were all the latest versions and all had the same problem. 2. Both widescreen monitors are fairly new and are calibrated with a Datacolor Spyder for photo...

Thanks so much fubar57 for pointing out how to change the view. I have tried both and still have the same problem. I am not sure how well this will show up, but this is the best I can get currently: With both views, I seem to have a contrast issue with the text looking quite washed out. I...

Hi Folks, I am a very new user, with only a few posts and find your site incredibly informative. I don't want to be seen as a whinger, but I am having real difficulty reading posts, due to the light text on a coloured background. Even with reading/computer glasses, I am really struggling. I...

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Hi Gary, That looks like a nice find. I am no expert and information on the Internet is always confusing, so I guess you have come to the right place to become even more confused I have an interest in WWII Aircraft Memorabilia and must say I'm confused? The A.M. (Air Ministry) Reference...

Looked up the first one and found the same photo on Page 19 - Photos by Friends and Guests: It would appear the aircraft had a minor accident in February 1929