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Horst Fliegel

10th July 2007 23:21

Best crew photo

What is the best photo of a military pilot or air crew, taken from in or out of an aircraft?
To me, this photo of this Marauder crew is very evocative. The bombardier seems to be having a ciggy!
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9...7628035ua9.jpg

John Beaman

11th July 2007 14:49

Re: Best crew photo

Great photo Horst!

Smoking in AAF planes was not uncommon, except, perhaps, the B-24s with their weird and complex fuel transfer sysems that resulted in fumes often being present.

Franek Grabowski

11th July 2007 15:06

Re: Best crew photo

I do not know for bombers, but fighters had ashtrays, which had caused a lot of amuse among RAF airmen, who were not allowed to smoke on board!

Andy Mac

11th July 2007 20:23

Re: Best crew photo

Douglas Bader would, allegedly, smoke his pipe in the cockpit when returning from operations. I believe Adolf Galland had a cigar ashtray fitted to his 109E!

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