Storage in ww2 fighters?

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Start date Jan 17, 2018

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Mar 30, 2018

#101

MiTasol

1st Lieutenant

Graeme said:
Not a classic WW2 aircraft but there was a large "baggage" space accessible from the starboard side behind the cockpit on the Seversky P-35. The aerofiles site shows one P-35 fitted out with a buddy seat..

Even the ones without a buddy seat were used to carry passengers at least once

From Bill Bartsch's book Doomed at the start, page 238

Mar 30, 2018

#102

MiTasol

1st Lieutenant

Hansie Bloeckmann said:
As do I..I can only wonder if each pilot had his own "personal funnel"- ditto each crew member on a B-17??

Ask Bill Runnels

Mar 30, 2018

#103

MiTasol

1st Lieutenant

Hansie Bloeckmann said:
You are correct. The Browning (1919A-1?) in the British .303 were used. Perhaps Vickers were used in WW1 British aircraft?

The Vickers Mk V was used in the Australian Wirraway throughout ww2 because Australia had to pay import duty to Britain on any non British imports

Mar 30, 2018

#104

M

MIflyer

1st Lieutenant

Seversky used to carry his wife around in the "baggage compartment" of his P-35 demonstrator.

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