Posted By: flyinscotzzman
couple of questions - 09/10/07 08:13 PM
Hi,
I bought a book a while back about aces of the eighth army air force, and there are several good close up shots of ground crew re-arming or working on P51s and P47s.
The barrels of the guns look like they have either plugs or caps over them, and I was just wondering if this was to prevent foreign objects or rain water getting down into the breech mechanism.
The other question is related but concerns the red dope that was used to patch over the leading edge of the wings where the barrels protrude. Was this to repair the fabric around this area due to damage caused by the firing of the guns?
Some of the photos that I have seen look like the whole area is patched over covering the barrels completely.
Is there anybody in the know who can enlighten me?
Cheers.
I bought a book a while back about aces of the eighth army air force, and there are several good close up shots of ground crew re-arming or working on P51s and P47s.
The barrels of the guns look like they have either plugs or caps over them, and I was just wondering if this was to prevent foreign objects or rain water getting down into the breech mechanism.
The other question is related but concerns the red dope that was used to patch over the leading edge of the wings where the barrels protrude. Was this to repair the fabric around this area due to damage caused by the firing of the guns?
Some of the photos that I have seen look like the whole area is patched over covering the barrels completely.
Is there anybody in the know who can enlighten me?
Cheers.