[BC] WFIN Findlay OH loses tower

[Scott Fybush]

David Reaves wrote:
> I can't imagine that we're seeing the whole tower. Not if it's
> supposed to be 86 meters tall.
> 
> First, if we use the shed as being 8-10 feet tall as a reference,
> that could never be the full 86 meters (282 feet) of tower in the
> photo. The other giveaway is that five stripes (three red, two white)
> are the minimum painting requirements for FAA compliance at that
> height and I only see what appears to be one and a half red stripes.
> IOW, it looks to me like half the tower is missing from the photo.

If only someone had a photo of the tower when it was still 
standing...maybe someone who drove through northwest Ohio on a fairly 
regular basis, stopping along the way to take tower pictures...

Oh, wait, I am that someone! :-)

This is from 2000, and it's not as sharp as I'd like it to be, but I 
think I make out three levels of guys here...

http://www.fybush.com/wfin.html

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