Returned to Earth - a photo on Flickriver

Returned to Earth

This plane was built with ores that came from the earth. Slowly the smelted metals are breaking down and being re-absorbed into Mother Earth. 73 years it has survived here, so far. The white shiny metals in the background are mostly as shiny, almost mirror like, as the day they were made, the rest is breaking down just like rusting is dissolving into grains as you can see bottom left of the picture.

There are parts big and small scattered over a large area. The remaining big chunks are the undercarriage and the engines. But there are sections of 'skin' metal I found hundreds of yards to the north. They might have been carried by souvenir hunters, and put down when they got fed up carrying them, but those I saw I suspected were blown there by the wild winds that I'm sure will frequently blast the top of Bleaklow. But if someone wants a challenge, see if you can identify what part of the aircraft this is. This might help you www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=ueBW5vp... But not much! PS. I don't have the answer!

Taken in: UK / England / High Peak District / Charlesworth (show map)

Taken on: February 27, 2021

Tags:

Bleaklow

derbyshire

overexposed

RB-29

boeing

US Air Force

Superfortress

crusty

decay

debris

crash « less

Sets appears in: • RB-29 Superfortress "Overexposed" crash site

Groups appears in: • RUSTY and CRUSTY • Aircraft more » • Peak District National Park • Peak District Online • Aircraft Wrecks and Relics « less

Camera: Nikon D750, f/11.0, 1/20 sec, 30mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.05 sec (1/20)
Focal Length:	30mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.2 (Windows)
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