My Grandmothers Photos of Chicago.

[Helix]

I was going over a box of old photos form my grandmother, and found this... I am 99.9% certain it was taken in Chicago in the 1930. I believe we also have pictures taken in high rises. Looking down and a bunch of P-38's flying low in between the buildings!!

 

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[surf]

Howdy Helix,

The Air Show has been a big deal in Chicago for a long time.

 

[Helix]

Do they still fly in between the buildings at 500' .. !!??

 

[mamabear]

I hope you have made copies of them, & see if one of the Chi museums would like them. They are history! If you have more, can you post them? I don't know Chicago, but I know it doesn't look like that anymore. Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

[surf]

Pretty sure they do.

 

[Helix]

The Hindenburg Zeppelin...

 

[surf]

Are you thinking of the Graf Zeppelin?

"After its last South American crossing of 1933, LZ-127 flew to Miami (Opa Locka, as Bryan correctly noted), where the ship landed on October 23, 1933. The ship left Miami/Opa Locka on October 24 and flew to Akron, Ohio, where it landed the next day, before flying to Chicago on October 26 for an appearance at the 1933 A Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago." Graf Zeppelin size, length, speed, and other statistics

 

[gerryk]

No one flies that low or near buildings any more.

Also a lot of flight training went on here at that time. We still have Great Lakes Naval base which is still in use but Navy pier is now a park. I have heard there are many many air plaines from that time in Lake Michigan.

 

[surf]

I beg to disagree, gerry. I thought the Blue Angels were gonna fly up my tailpipe, while driving in the vicinity of the Air Show, not in Chicago.

 

[gerryk]

It may have appeared to be that low and that close but they weren't. In fact last time I was at an air show any stunts or any take off or landings were done over water or open areas not where people are.

The old prop planes could fly lower and between the building because they were slower and more stable at slow speeds. The jets today can not do that as the wind corrects in Chicago would push them right into a building.

 

[surf]

Gerry,

That's why I said "The Air Show, not in Chicago."

I'm tellin'ya, I'm driving along, up the main drag, Not in Chicago, and the Blue Angels flew directly over top of me. There was no immediate building over 10 stories. My Durango was nearly vibrating. There was a roar, like 100,000 MGM lions! I could clearly see the under carriages of the planes. I'd say they were less than 1000 feet above me.

This was a startling experience. I remember it well. They were much lower than this stadium flyover...

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[gerryk]

Yes, when out in the boonies they can fly lower. I always wanted to go to am air base t see them take off and land up close, but i believe all chances of that are gone post 9/11

 

[Helix]

Some were I have Photos of the Hindenburg Zeppelin, in Chicago........ It all about the history!

 

[Helix]

I also heard the Navy would park gun ships around Chicago, then from time to time shoot off the 4"-6" cannons .. Target Practice.........

 

[surf]

Some were I have Photos of the Hindenburg Zeppelin, in Chicago........ It all about the history!

Hello Helix,

Here's hoping you find the photos, cuz I think that would be unrecorded history: The Hindenburg?s Flights: Complete Hindenburg Flight Schedule

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[pippinwhitepaws]

nice photographs...

those are not P-38's.
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the navy had a strong presence in lake Michigan/Chicago area.
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