James "Jimmy" Stewert was 6'3 when he flew B24's in WWII. Went on to make B. General. And a lot of great movies as well. After working on B52's myself while in the Air Force, it always seemed that the tallest aircrew members were assigned for either bombers or cargo/refueler types of aircraft. Fighter aircraft cockpits were too small for larger pilots. I could stand on the lower deck and look into the upper deck of a B52 without using the ladder. I'm also 6'3".
My late father-in-law was a 20-year=old 6-foot-5 guy that was the pilot in command on one of these for 35 missions . . . and shot down twice. Tough men.
What a really cool set of images Rob, giving us a tour of the B-24.
Did you use a little HDR? I'm not a fan of it usually, as most people seem to overdo it. These however seem very good to me.
Excellent photographs!
Do you have any photographs of the navigator's compartment? My dad was a navigator from 1944-1945 based in Grottaglie, Italy with the 449th Bomb Group.
CLF
Loc: Raleigh, NC
Rob48 wrote:
From Aft To Forward
Rob, an awesome set of photos that are also unique.
Greg
Gorgeous, textured, almost painterly.
Great photo tour... Thanks for sharing!
Excellent interior shots.
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
Excellent and very interesting set Rob.
BudsOwl
Loc: Upstate NY and New England
twowindsbear wrote:
any pix of the exterior?
Hope I am not stepping on any toes, but here is a pair of a B-24 in flight.
Bud
WF2B wrote:
Hope I am not stepping on any toes,
Generally Bud it is considered impolite to post pic's on someones Post without asking for the O.P's permission first.
Nice, thanks for the tour.
Rob48 wrote:
From Aft To Forward
These were well taken.I enjoyed looking at them.
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