by captjeff | Jul 19, 2019 | Plane Tales
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Geoff Lee started his career as an apprentice photographer for Hawker Siddeley Aviation and progressed to become the Chief Photographer for British Aerospace Systems. His specialty was air to air photography, a field that put him in the cockpits of some of the world’s finest fighters. His photographs have graced the covers of aviation publications and major newspapers throughout the world. I was delighted when he agreed to talk to Plane Tales and tell us about his remarkable career behind the viewfinder.
In this final part of the interview Geoff brings us up to date, relating some of the more interesting situations that he been engaged to photograph. My heartfelt thanks go to Geoff for sharing his story with us.
Should you wish to look at some of his images, please follow the link that appears below.
Geoff Lee, Master Photographer – Part 3
All images are copyright ©Geoff Lee
by captjeff | Jul 7, 2019 | Plane Tales
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Geoff Lee started his career as an apprentice photographer for Hawker Siddeley Aviation and progressed to become the Chief Photographer for British Aerospace Systems. His specialty was air to air photography, a field that put him in the cockpits of some of the world’s finest fighters. His photographs have graced the covers of aviation publications and major newspapers throughout the world. I was delighted when he agreed to talk to Plane Tales and tell us about his remarkable career behind the viewfinder.
In this second part of the interview we discuss how his career moved into the cockpit of some fantastic fighter aircraft and into the world’s best formation teams. Should you wish to look at some of his images, please follow the link that appears below.
Geoff Lee, Master Photographer – Part 2
All images are copyright ©Geoff Lee
by captjeff | Jul 2, 2019 | Plane Tales
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Geoff Lee started his career as an apprentice photographer for Hawker Siddeley Aviation and progressed to become the Chief Photographer for British Aerospace Systems. His specialty was air to air photography, a field that put him in the cockpits of some of the world’s finest fighters. His photographs have graced the covers of aviation publications and major newspapers throughout the world. I was delighted when he agreed to talk to Plane Tales and tell us about his remarkable career behind the viewfinder.
In this first part of the interview we discuss his early years. Should you wish to look at some of his images, please follow the link that appears below.
Geoff Lee Photos Part 1
All images are copyright ©Geoff Lee
by captjeff | Jun 24, 2019 | Plane Tales
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Towering cumulous clouds can often be harbingers of destruction and for pilots they should be respected and generally avoided by a wide margin. There is, however, a breed of pilot willing to court the danger present in these meteorological monsters… the violent updrafts and downdrafts, the heavy rain and hail, the turbulence, the freezing temperatures and the lightning! This is the story of one such pilot.
Derek Piggott
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Ralph F. Kresge, TSRL and Thomas Bresson.
by captjeff | Jun 17, 2019 | Plane Tales
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As part of the 75th anniversary of the D Day invasion of Nazi held Europe in 1944, Douglas DC3s, C47s and Dakotas came from around the world to reenact the Airborne troops parachute drops that first put Allied boots on the ground. In this second part of the story, I chat to Sherman Smoot, Betsy’s Chief Pilot and Nick Comacho, a pilot of the C47, Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber.
Nick does some work on Betsy before taking her up on her next flight.
Nick’s father takes a look around Betsy before her next flight.
The reenactment paratroops embark before their flight over Duxford.
Betsy’s cockpit.
Ready to go!
by captjeff | Jun 10, 2019 | Plane Tales
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As part of the 75th anniversary of the D Day invasion of Nazi held Europe in 1944, Douglas DC3s, C47s and Dakotas came from around the world to reenact the Airborne troops parachute drops that first put Allied boots on the ground. In this interview I chat to Nick Comacho, a pilot of the C47, Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber, that had flown over from the States to Duxford in England to take part.
Refuelling the C47 prior to a flight from Duxford.
The weather at Duxford was a trifle damp at times.
The reenactment parachutists gear up prior to getting airborne.
Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber fires up.
A wonderful array of vintage aircraft… quite a sight to see.
