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Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Widewing on December 18, 2005, 07:00:51 PM

(http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/021019.jpg)

My regards,

Widewing

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Delirium 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.

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: hubsonfire on December 18, 2005, 07:18:40 PM

That's a P51?

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: ShortyDoowap on December 18, 2005, 07:44:00 PM

The plane is landing over the bow.

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Widewing 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

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Pongo 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.

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Waffle on December 18, 2005, 11:34:13 PM

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

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Grits on December 19, 2005, 12:38:40 AM

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

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: zorstorer on December 19, 2005, 06:45:05 AM

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

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Rolex 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.

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Ghosth 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.

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Lusche 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.

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Shane on December 19, 2005, 08:41:13 AM

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

:aok

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Lusche 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."

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Lye-El 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.

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: zorstorer on December 19, 2005, 04:54:25 PM

All I can see is a short message, no red X, no box, nothing but the text portion of the post :(

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Rolex on December 19, 2005, 05:43:29 PM

To view the photo, put this URL into browser:

//www.navsource.org/archives/02/021019.jpg

and add http: manually. It's the only way to view it...

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Widewing on December 19, 2005, 07:04:35 PM

I uploaded the photo to the AT&T server. It should be visible below.

(http://home.att.net/~c.c.jordan/ReverseEssex.jpg)

My regards,

Widewing

Title: What's unusual about this photo?
Post by: Pongo on December 19, 2005, 10:42:41 PM

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Originally posted by Grits
The two "First Team" books are some of my all time favorites Pongo.

Look for Malta 1942 - The Spitfire Year.
Not as well written but just as interesting and enlightening.