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I do not have a personal collection. Personal cameras were not to be used for security reasons but they were. This shot is from the 303edbg collection.Great shot Bill. Do you have a photo collection from your service days and is this one of them?
If interested go to YouTube "303 BG B-17 Flying Fortress UK 1943 8th AF". This short clip is of my Bomb Group. You can get a feeling for "tight formation" flight. The perils are reflected at the end of the clip'Amazing picture Bill.
As far as my imagination goes when I try to visualize all those B-17s/B-24s taking off for a mission; it could never match witnessing those epic moments like you did.
Sorry for the error in the address. Glad you enjoyed the clipReally enjoyed the clip. (You have to put a space between "303" and "BG" for the search to pull up the right clip; otherwise you get a bunch of videos of the "Sally B".) Saw some other nice 303 BG videos on there as well.
I don't know. when enlarging the photo they look like bags. Could be filled with sand to fight fires?Great photo Bill.
Do you happen to know what those white objects are, which appear to be in front of the signals square on the field side of the tower ?
Really enjoyed the clip. (You have to put a space between "303" and "BG" for the search to pull up the right clip; otherwise you get a bunch of videos of the "Sally B".) Saw some other nice 303 BG videos on there as well.
There is another pile of them on the other side of the control tower near the ambulance and trucks containing liquids to fight fires. Could be flags to put around crash locations to alert landing aircraft?Thanks Bill and Scott.
It looks like they might be on short poles - wonder if they're lamps, to give runway direction for any night landings ?
If so, I haven't seen that before.