Alain Gadbois Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Interesting color film dated 1952-1953. Loading bombs, guns, testing at a range and more. Good impression of the atmosphere at that base, various activities and installations there. I wonder what the C-46 was doing at the end, seemingly spraying something over the airfield? rafju, thierry laurent, John1 and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Excellent. I really like the variety of bomb colors and markings, as well as how filthy the M5 trailers got. It gives me some good ideas. Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted May 29, 2023 Author Share Posted May 29, 2023 1 hour ago, LSP_K2 said: Excellent. I really like the variety of bomb colors and markings, as well as how filthy the M5 trailers got. It gives me some good ideas. Yes, this film shows a lot of interesting details that can be incorporated to add realism to a model or diorama. Alain LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 7:16 PM, Alain Gadbois said: Yes, this film shows a lot of interesting details that can be incorporated to add realism to a model or diorama. Alain Agreed. I generally knew a lot of the US airfields there were dusty, but had no idea how bad it really was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Boy, those pilots were really happy about something! Maybe they were just glad to have made it back. Why is it that GIs back in the day would walk right up to a camera lens and then stand there motionless grinning like Gomer Pyle?? I’ve seen guys do that several times. And what the hell was that long skinny ammo can they pulled out from behind the cockpit of that F-84? It fit crossways in the airframe, but what did it feed - the guns are in the nose. Looks like the C-46 was spraying for mosquitoes. The USAF retained that mission well into the 90s and may still have it for all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 1 hour ago, Oldbaldguy said: Boy, those pilots were really happy about something! Maybe they were just glad to have made it back. Why is it that GIs back in the day would walk right up to a camera lens and then stand there motionless grinning like Gomer Pyle?? I’ve seen guys do that several times. And what the hell was that long skinny ammo can they pulled out from behind the cockpit of that F-84? It fit crossways in the airframe, but what did it feed - the guns are in the nose. Looks like the C-46 was spraying for mosquitoes. The USAF retained that mission well into the 90s and may still have it for all I know. There was one .50 in each of the wing roots. Alain Gadbois and Oldbaldguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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