Bullet hole in windshield on JFK's Limo

[John Iacoletti]

I really think this would be an easy thing to settle, if we could get a better picture of the windshield now housed in the national archives... If anyone gets a good HD picture of it, please post... and we'll compare... It should settle a lot of issues... Glass specialists can tell if it came from the front or rear... If from the front... game-changer...!

You shouldn't necessarily assume that the windshield in the National Archives was on the limo that day.  George Whitaker, Sr., a senior manager at the Ford Motor Company?s Rouge Plant in Detroit, Michigan said that they were instructed on November 25 to replace the windshield.

[Jake Maxwell]

You shouldn't necessarily assume that the windshield in the National Archives was on the limo that day.  George Whitaker, Sr., a senior manager at the Ford Motor Company?s Rouge Plant in Detroit, Michigan said that they were instructed on November 25 to replace the windshield.

John, if this image is a legitimate image of the crack in JFK's limo windshield, it would seem that it would be easy to make a comparison of the two... If they don't match, and we're sure the image below is legit, then we've got confirmation of a conspiracy. I would really like to know 1) is the image below legitimate and 2) can the two cracks be compared...
Oh boy, it would really settle some things for us...

[Steve Logan]

John, if this image is a legitimate image of the crack in JFK's limo windshield, it would seem that it would be easy to make a comparison of the two... If they don't match, and we're sure the image below is legit, then we've got confirmation of a conspiracy. I would really like to know 1) is the image below legitimate and 2) can the two cracks be compared...
Oh boy, it would really settle some things for us...

Are you aware of the technique used to remove that windshield?

[Jake Maxwell]

Start with a graphics program that has transparent layers, free transform and image flip.

Free on-line one at Pixlr. (Note: Text tool doesn't work in browser private-mode.)

Jerry, I've tried some of this with a Power Point program... However, the quality of the photos are different as well as the angle...
Again, a good up close HD image of the National Archives windshield would determine if these are the very same bullet cracks.
Also, an up close examination would allow a glass expert to determine if the bullet crack came from the front or the back of the windshield.
If it came from the front, two questions arise: 1) Who made the shot that cracked the windshield 2) Was the shot intended for SA Bill Greer, who might have known too much about the assassination details (the same reason it could be claimed Oswald was killed... to shut him up)

[Mitch Todd]

Jerry, I've tried some of this with a Power Point program... However, the quality of the photos are different as well as the angle...
Again, a good up close HD image of the National Archives windshield would determine if these are the very same bullet cracks.
Also, an up close examination would allow a glass expert to determine if the bullet crack came from the front or the back of the windshield.
If it came from the front, two questions arise: 1) Who made the shot that cracked the windshield 2) Was the shot intended for SA Bill Greer, who might have known too much about the assassination details (the same reason it could be claimed Oswald was killed... to shut him up)

I think Barb Junkarinnen and Josiah Thompson collaborated on an article about exactly this issue. Try googling for it.

[Nicholas Turner]

Analysis by Barb Junkkarinen concludes that there was no through hole in the windscreen but rather damage to the inner surface which remains consistent in the different photographs, disproving the windscreen switch idea. An interesting read.

[Rob Caprio]

Analysis by Barb Junkkarinen concludes that there was no through hole in the windscreen but rather damage to the inner surface which remains consistent in the different photographs, disproving the windscreen switch idea. An interesting read.

She also thinks that there was a clip present in the TSBD when the rifle was found. She wasn't near the windshield on November 22, 1963, like the witnesses that saw a hole were.

[Nicholas Turner]

She also thinks that there was a clip present in the TSBD when the rifle was found. She wasn't near the windshield on November 22, 1963, like the witnesses that saw a hole were.

No, she was assessing the evidence and the witness statements. Always a good exercise.