Paris 1945 - USAAF exhibition

[dujardin]

i just discover those photos on the net

really nice, USAAF exhibition under Eifel Tower, what a dream to see such an event today.

imagine Aluminium Overcast, Glacier Girls and others again under the tower

byeeeeeeee marcel

 

[Andrew]

Great bunch of shots and what a neat idea to pull off at that time, and how cool it would have been for the locals to finally get a closeup view of the machines that helped save them. Looks like they selected a couple of planes with the best artwork and the bombers look very war weary.

Isn't it amazing, I wonder how many people who have ever stood in that place since would know that this ever happened. I certainly didn't.

 

[Peter Graham]

Unique photos. Thanks Marcel. The P-38 with the flaming swastika is super cool.

 

[better duck]

Very nice photos indeed Marcel. And what a great idea at the time to do this, under the Eiffeltower in the heart of Paris no less!

 

[rich]

Thanks Marcel, I love the night-time shots - it must have been spectacular.

 

[Django]

Wow, that is really neat!

 

[Django]

Marcel, can you post the link to the site where you found these?

Here is 1 more. Note the P-61.

 

[hairpin151]

Sharp eye!

 

[dujardin]

Marcel, can you post the link to the site where you found these?


hello Django,

the 4 first came from a blog and the others came from an album on flickr.com
but there were no other one, i copy all the photos present on each sites.
i can make a search again for you if it's really necessary, just tell me.

byeeeee marcel

 

[Hawkeye]

I wonder if this is the same exhibition that Donald Malarkey was sent to act as a consultant on after the end of the war? (As seen in Band of Brothers)

 

[bazelot]

Great pics Marcel. I had never seen them before. Makes you wonder how they got all those planes there