Thread: Very early VVS Hurricane loss (E-Bay photos)
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Old 13th January 2015, 20:02
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Re: Very early VVS Hurricane loss (E-Bay photos)
Mirek,

BH140 was shot down at 09.50 on the 16th May 1942 in the air battles of Kiestinki. It belonged to 760 IAP.

As Loukhi/Kiestinki was on the 65 / 66th parallel North (latitude) and the photos were taken 16-30th May 1942, does the available shadow help with location or orietation of the lake?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ww2ima...n/photostream/

Trying to work out sunrise/sunset and angle of the sun in the photo. For last two weeks of May the sun goes between-3 degrees? I assume the variation is the angle of the earth as there is 18 hours of daylight.

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/azel.html

I think the Hurricane is facing due south but working out angle of the sun etc is beyond me!

regards

MS
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