Bonacker was a tail gunner, and as part of his duties, he would shine the ALDIS lamp (with a red lens, as seen in the photo) from the tail gunner position during takeoff in low-visibility conditions. This was intended as a safety measure to prevent following aircraft from overtaking the aircraft and colliding with it.
This genuine ALDIS lamp - with original case and filters - was purchased on eBay by Keith Ellefson, and is destined for a museum.
- Created on
- Saturday 11 October 2014
- Posted on
- Saturday 11 October 2014
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- 3456*2592
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- P1060461.JPG
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- Make
- Panasonic
- Model
- DMC-TZ5
- DateTimeOriginal
- 2014:10:10 10:48:24
- ApertureFNumber
- f/3.3
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