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We used years ago a product called "SprayLat." Not sure if the same. There is also a acetate now plastic sheet covering that is shrink wrapped on with heat.

You-chan, P-40B, 41-13297 one of 131 a/c built in block H81B. I helped to recover this aircraft with two other men.

Littorio, "42" and "43" are numbers for parts on A-26 .

I 'd like to refer you to the AAF publication, "Security Information, Codes and Descriptions " It list applicable numbers per aircraft type and model, along with some of the common numbers which can be found on a number of aircraft. My volume lists P-36 thur P-63's, B-17's thur B-32's, among...

P-47 p/n as follows: "D" models 89, "N" models 93, others are 96 and 101.

Shinpachi-san, perhaps you can help me with a question that I have on Japanese aircraft data plates. On the date of manufacture line are the years of manufacture expressed in form of 14=1939, 15=1940.. etc. or is it expressed with a single number year digit? For example A6M5, 4-8-18. Thanks...

Perforated steel plate, translation, long sections of steel plate with circular perforations . These can be hook together to made a quick hardstand.

I find it unusual that the airmen would be carrying a M1911A1, in that most survival vests featured a long barreled .38 caliber revolver. I'm not saying no, just unusual.

I'm very new here but have been around, and into aviation since the time I was four or five. I have researched the attack since my first visit to the platform above the USS Arizona, not the spanning memorial in 1962. My first point would be an easy one, the statement of the "Japanese came...

Shinpachi-san, are you familiar with the D4Y, "Taka-13" which is at Yushukan? I have what I think is a fresh air duct from that airplane , cylindrical, 45mm width at top, 45mm down it tapers to 35mm wide. It features two opening opposite each other and are, 28 mm x 20 mm, with radiusied corners.

Airacorbra guy, please allow me to frame a response that is thought out, I'll get back to you.thanks

Shinpachi-san, Heated suit, on the second tag, is that a Mitsubishi tag?

Much of what is conventionally held "history" on the attack on Pearl Harbor is flat out propaganda, which is thereby written into all the books by "parroting" authors.

Shinpachi-san, Tsugoi!