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Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:17 pm
Good day all,
Collecting mostly US and British aircraft gunsights has been my main focus (along with original flight, E&M and parts manuals) for quite a few years now (60+ in the collection and adding more whenever possible) and i have to come to the concusion that :
- collecting just for yourself with your collection nicely displayed in your office is boring if not shared with others;
- besides for German GS, available info on the web is almost non-existant. If "googled", almost everything you find is not info but people asking for info.
Conclusion : i've decided to create a website dedicated to the subject. At the beginning, it will be "limited" to US & British WWII to early fifties period and will include :
- logically, as many detailed photos of gunsights.
- lists of gunsights and detailed list of type of aircrafts fitted
- period photos of fighter/bomber photos where gunsight type can be clearly and easily identifiable
- gunsight technical manuals
- pages of aircraft technical manuals (preferably parts manuals as Flight & E&M manuals were often not detailed enough to identify exactly what type of GS was fitted) giving info on GS type.
But, to be able to do this, i need your assistance and help ! I will of course put there everything i have in my collection but i have "fortunaly" many many necessary info missing.
So, if you have and want to share :
- any gunsight in your collection you could send me photos of;
- any good quality period aircraft cockpit or gunsight photos;
- any useful technical info;
please get in touch with me. Of course, anything would be fully credited once the website will be online.
I hope to hear from many of you.
Thanks in advance,
Laurent
Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:02 pm
Sounds interesting. Keep us in the loop if you will.
I'm sorry I have no material to sahre on the subject.