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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 28, 2017 10:25:14 GMT 12
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Post by atea on Dec 28, 2017 11:45:34 GMT 12
Looks about as good as a North Korean Photoshop job.
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Post by camtech on Dec 28, 2017 19:29:22 GMT 12
Whites Aviation/Leo White were masters of doctoring photos to meet their needs. Some were well done, some certainly not so. One bad one I remember was an Avenger, with RNZAF markings obviously added via darkroom wizardry. They even had a couple of these "modified" prints on their list of photos available for purchase.
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Post by davidd on Dec 28, 2017 22:02:51 GMT 12
Yep, it is a fake all right, although I was not aware of this one before. Funnily enough the RNZAF itself did actually take an almost identical view of one of its own PV-1s in about June 1944, NZ4616 from memory, and it was a beauty too! However we do not know the identity of the photographer. Would have been funny had it been Leo himself.
David D
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 29, 2017 9:05:46 GMT 12
Hmm, I am not aware of that June 1944 shot I don't think. I'd love to see it.
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Post by davidd on Dec 30, 2017 8:18:16 GMT 12
The June 1944 "shot" of NZ4616 was just one of a series taken whilst operating from Whenuapai, could have been up to a dozen or more exposures including some taken as the aircraft banked away. The aircraft was a brand new one, so its finish was fairly immaculate at the time.
David D
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