NOTE: Due to the terrorist attack on 11 Sep 2001 and the impending retaliation of the US and other nations against terrorists worldwide, I have removed recognition slides of the following aircraft: FB111, B52, C130, KC135, SR71, and U2. Air forces of the US and our allies still have planes of these types in their inventories.
Thanks for your understanding in this matter.
The photographs on the following pages came from a set of slides used by the US Navy to help its people identify friendly US Air Force aircraft.
The case of slides -- 374 of them -- was discovered in the attic of my new house when we were looking for somewhere to store our empty moving boxes. My roommate actually discovered the small metal box, and realizing what was in it, he promptly gave it to me.
The slides were cleaned with Edwal Anti-Stat Film Cleaner, which is specifically for cleaning black & white and color films. Its primary ingredients are isopropyl alcohol, NJTSRN, and an anti-static additive. It took approximately two ounces to clean the case of slides, wiping each one on both sides.
The slides were scanned on an Agfa Arcus II scanner, using a Macintosh and Adobe Photoshop 4. The resulting files written to a compact disc for storage and transfer. The scans were cleaned up, separated, and sized using a PC and Photoshop 5.
This web site is neither supported by nor approved by either the US Navy or the US Air Force.
Feel free to copy these pictures, but if you post them on your web site, please link back to this site and let me know via e-mail that you're using my pictures.
The Aircraft
Not all of the slides were useable. As an example, here is one of the wrecked ones. The ones on this site are, by comparison, extremely viewable.
Featured Aircraft: F105 Thunderchief
