Author Topic: What's unusual about this photo? (Read 1019 times)

Widewing · « **on:** December 18, 2005, 07:00:51 PM »

My regards,

Widewing

Delirium · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2005, 07:03:10 PM »

There is a red 'X'?

edit: you fixed the link... looks like the pilot is landing with the tower on the left/port side of his aircraft.

hubsonfire · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2005, 07:18:40 PM »

That's a P51?

ShortyDoowap · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2005, 07:44:00 PM »

The plane is landing over the bow.

Widewing · « **Reply #4 on:** December 18, 2005, 08:08:46 PM »

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Originally posted by ShortyDoowap
The plane is landing over the bow.

That is correct. A TBM is landing over the bow as the Essex, which is steaming full astern. At the time, all fleet carriers were equipped with bow arresting gear. Eventually, this gear was removed as it was obsolete in the jet age. However, as long as it was fitted to the ships, it had to be maintained and tested.

My regards,

Widewing

Pongo · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2005, 10:52:36 PM »

They used it too.
I finally got both "The First Team" books and they used it allmost right away I believe.

Waffle · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2005, 11:34:13 PM »

look at the wake...the ships going in reverse? lol

Grits · « **Reply #7 on:** December 19, 2005, 12:38:40 AM »

The two "First Team" books are some of my all time favorites Pongo.

zorstorer · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2005, 06:45:05 AM »

Not sure why widewing but I cannot see any of your recent photos

Rolex · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2005, 06:58:18 AM »

Right click on box and check properties of link, then copy / paste url into browser directly. Site may be denying image leaching.

Ghosth · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2005, 07:26:13 AM »

What link?

All I see is a short msg post.

No link, no box, no pic, nada.

Lusche · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2005, 08:17:45 AM »

Ghosth,

maybe a problem with the browser you use? Got the same problem when using my standard old opera version.
However, using IE, there was a empty box, and finally i managed to see the pic at last.

Shane · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2005, 08:41:13 AM »

nothing. it's a run of the mill red "x"

Lusche · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2005, 08:55:04 AM »

It´s "hiding" beneath the red X, maybe it´s shy

Do as rolex has written:
"Right click on box and check properties of link, then copy / paste url into browser directly. Site may be denying image leaching."

Lye-El · « **Reply #14 on:** December 19, 2005, 04:12:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Ghosth
What link?

All I see is a short msg post.

No link, no box, no pic, nada.

That's all I see also.