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Vapor Trails

© Steve M. Harrington

Vapor Trails

Uploaded: April 12, 2006

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US bombers and fighters at high altitude on a WWII raid in the Pacific, 1944. I inherited over 70 original US Air Force photographs from my uncle, who was a fighter pilot. I thought I should share some of them. They are remarkably powerful.

Comments

Melissa G. Meiselman April 12, 2006

Thanks for sharing, this is really incredible. #425918

David Pratt April 06, 2007

Steve, this is incredible. What an amazing shot. Thanks for sharing this. #4137340

Steve M. Harrington April 06, 2007

I'm glad you found this, Dave. I'm afraid few people get to the back pages of my gallery. That's a pity because this photographer, given his equipment and circumstances, is brilliant.

Thank you, Melissa. I missed your comment earlier.

Steve #4137365

David Pratt April 06, 2007

Steve, your absolutely right. This photo is amazing. I have never seen anything like it. All the vapor trails is what caught my eye. What kindof equipment was your uncle using to photograph this? #4138300

David Pratt April 06, 2007

Steve, your absolutely right. This photo is amazing. I have never seen anything like it. All the vapor trails is what caught my eye. What kindof equipment was your uncle using to photograph this? #4138301

Steve M. Harrington April 06, 2007

I don't know, Dave. My uncle was a pilot, not the photographer. I inherited the shots from him, but there is nothing specifying the equipment used. There are also some remarkable straffing shots among the seventy I have.
Steve #4138312

Steve M. Harrington August 14, 2007

I have moved this forward in my gallery in memory of V-J Day. There are other images on page 9. #4646906

Dianna Hauf August 14, 2007

WOW!! I am glad you moved this up! I have browsed around near the back but still missed this one! Candice will love this as she too has many like this from her father! Incredible Steve! I am going to page 9 now! :) #4647323

Mitch Spence level-classic August 14, 2007

I'd missed this one too, Steve. Amazing. It truly is. #4648691

Steve M. Harrington August 14, 2007

Thank a lot, Dianna and Mitch. I just brought these back into my gallery for the day. They were at the back, unviewed, for a long time. #4648710

A. J. Perry January 19, 2008

I'm certainly glad I went on a little fishing expedition into your earlier gallery uploads Steve or I might have completely overlooked this dramatic aerial shot. I would like to talk with you more sometime about the rest of those 70 images.....

In my previous airline career I worked for the "civilian version" of the famed Flying Tigers of WWII. Started in 1946 by ex fighter pilot Bob Prescott and a number of his pilot buddies, I joined the Flying Tiger Line in 1953 and stayed on for another 30 years.

The photographs and personal stories of their war time exploits filled many cold and lonely nights while "working the line" back then.

Of particular interest also, the BP Editors found this image striking enough to make it one of their "picks" which may just prompt me to go back into my "ancient" archives to see if I had saved anything from those old days, fix 'em up a little and stick them on here. #5364581

Steve M. Harrington January 19, 2008

I'm pleased you went fishing, AJ. Some of the images I inherited are truly outstanding. Given their equipment and the conditions, the photographers were remarkable. I'll select a few and send them to you.
Steve #5364647

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