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Workers at the Ryan Aeronautical Co. stand inside stainless steel shells for exhaust ducts of Douglas C-133 military transport planes.

Location: Santa Monica, CA, US
Date taken: June 1959
Photographer: Ralph Crane

 

[robunos]

I've heard of suicide bombs, but suicide shells......... ;D


cheers,
Robin.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via Militaryphotos.net, the Ryan Aeronautical-Blooper reel. The flex-wing and spinoffs are among the stars of this (late '60's?) gag reel.

 

[archipeppe]

Workers at the Ryan Aeronautical Co. stand inside stainless steel shells for exhaust ducts of Douglas C-133 military transport planes.

They reminds me the hybernated crew members of Discovery One within 2001 movie, an inspiration for Kubrick??

 

[Michel Van]

Workers at the Ryan Aeronautical Co. stand inside stainless steel shells for exhaust ducts of Douglas C-133 military transport planes.

They reminds me the hybernated crew members of Discovery One within 2001 movie, an inspiration for Kubrick??

must be, LIFE was in that time a very popular Weekly news magazine
Based in New York, were Kubrick was born and grown up...

By the way
At Ryan Aeronautical Co. they have a funny bone
check this "Tex Avery" stile Documentation called "Nobody is Perfect"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln-CJ5ITUoQ&feature=player_embedded


special Thank to Scott Lowther for the link

 

[Stargazer]

Great sense of self-mockery here! Just priceless! Thanks to Michel and especially Scott for sharing this.

 

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