On The Deck

[Wurger]

 

[Graeme]

 

[Wayne Little]

Very Cool..!

 

[fubar57]

Great shots

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Terry, in your first post on this page, was the pilot flying solo? I have read that he was but no one has ever confirmed it. I believe we may have discussed it here also.

 

[Airframes]

Aaron, if you mean the B-17 pic(s), then as far as I know, Capt. Crewsdon was indeed flying solo. However, there was a camera in the Bombardier's compartment, filming the low passes for inclusion in the movie (and he was very low !), but whether this had a cameraman, or was a 'fixed' camera, I don't know - I suspect the camera was 'fixed'.
A rather sad footnote to the movie - one of the B-17s used in filming at Bovingdon, 'Angel Tread', suffered a collapsed tail wheel - and was scrapped !!!

 

[Graeme]

 

[Wurger]

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thank you for the info Terry.

 

[Airframes]

You're welcome.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Gastounet]

 

[buffnut453]

Great photo...earned you a bacon! Shame the 1st Air Division marking isn't clear enough to tell which airfield this is.

 

[pbehn]

Great photo...earned you a bacon! Shame the 1st Air Division marking isn't clear enough to tell which airfield this is.

Flat enough to be anywhere in East Anglia, one of the flattest places on Earth.

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Neato

 

[Gnomey]

Good shot!

 

[Gastounet]

The photo was taken in England, Mount Farm airfield by Robert Astrella (7th photographic Reconnaissance Group)

 

[buffnut453]

The photo was taken in England, Mount Farm airfield by Robert Astrella (7th photographic Reconnaissance Group)

Many thanks. That helps a lot. It's a great photo!

 

[Gastounet]

You are welcome