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    Bf-109E Battle of Britain period use of gust locks

    Thanks everyone! And thanks for the link bobbysocks-I'll get in touch with them and post the reply on this thread!
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    Bf 109E flap droop

    Hi all. Just a quick question-did the flaps on a Bf109E droop after the aircraft was parked? I've seen various photos, some with flaps up but others with flaps partially down, so would be interested to know if due to hydraulis pressure loss or some other reason, their flaps did droop after...
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    Bf-109E Battle of Britain period use of gust locks

    Hi all.I was wondering, does anyone know if the Luftwaffe regularly fitted gust locks onto the elevators and rudders of parked Bf-109s during the BoB period? Was this a common standard procedure? Reason being that I'm building the Eduard Bf-109E and it has no positionable elevators, so I'm...
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    Bf-109E-1 vs E-3,E-4 differences?

    Thanks so much for all the fascinating info. Is there a book in which all the details of W.Nr production is published? I was really impressed with your knowledge of the production details Stona.
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    Bf-109E-1 vs E-3,E-4 differences?

    It is an E-4 canopy. But these were one of the items put onto E-3 and E-1s to upgrade them to E-4 standard. I definitely think that the cirles on the wing leading edge just inboard of the (removed) gun holes are evidence of this originally being an E-1...
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    Bf-109E-1 vs E-3,E-4 differences?

    Hi all. I know it has been AGES since I posted this thread originally, but looking at a photo of a "Bf-109E-4" today, and reading the above information that you guys so kindly contributed, am I right in saying that the photo of this aircraft depicts an upgraded E-1 that is now E-4 standard...
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    hurricane mk.1 and Spitfire mk.1 wheels

    Hi all. Just a quick question please- does anyone know if the Hurricane mk.1 have the same size wheels and tires as the spitfire mk.1? I'm planning to build a Battle of Britain era Hurricane model and can't find good tires for it but have an excellent set of spitfire mk.1 tires- was wondering if...
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    Lancaster tyres

    Thanks for the photo and the information! The reason I asked is that I have just bought the Tamiya 1:48 Lancaster I/III and was wondering if the kit tyres (which have the concentric raised rings on them but no "Dunlop" logo on) are accurate or not.
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    FW190A canopy without antenna roller?

    Thanks for that. That makes perfect sense. I's still love to see a photo or diagram of the flat canopy without the roller, just to get a picture of it in my head.
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    Lancaster tyres

    I've noticed that the 'block' tires are pretty much all that's on the preserved Lancasters. I'm mostly interested in the smooth tread tyres. I know they had ridges moulded concentrically around the sidewall but can't tell if "Dunlop" was moulded on there too... all the photos I've seen are too...
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    Lancaster tyres

    Hi all. I was wondering who made the Avro Lancaster smooth tread tyres, and if any manufacturer logo appeared on the sidewalls? I've Googled several walk around a and period photos buy none are clear enough to show any detail on the tyres. Stupidly, I was at Hendon last year and saw PO*S but...
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    History of JG4's "White 11"fw190

    Hi all, As I'm sure most on here know, the Allies managed to capture JG4's FW190A-8 "White 11" on 1 January 1945 ,which landed erroneously at an allied airfield during Operation Bodenplatte. I was wondering if anyone knows how much combat this particular machine (W.Nr 681497) saw before...
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    P-51 Mustang with rare cammo

    Just a shot in the dark here but could it be a formation ship?
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    FW190A canopy without antenna roller?

    Thanks stona. I have this photo too ( from the "Walkaround" series ), but I believe it refers to the 'blown' canopy only. Was the 'regular' canopy that did not have the roller exactly the same as the fitting on the blown canopy?
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    FW190A canopy without antenna roller?

    Hi all, I was reading decal instructions for an FW190 A-8 (Dortenmann's FW190A-8 Red 1), and noticed that this machine had a standard canopy (ie not 'blown') that had no antenna roller/pulley.I am aware of other a-8s with the standard canopy that had this too, I think 'Kolle alaaf!' of JG 300...
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