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Old June 4th 11, 01:53 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Indrek[_2_]
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"lui" wrote in message
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Le 04/06/2011 05:10, Orval Fairbairn a écrit :
In articleg86dnWOp4IiX53TQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews. com,
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"Joseph wrote in message
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Thanks for sharing these interesting images.

I wonder if anyone can shed some light on what the excrescence on the
port
wing is for??

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


--
Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult W.S. Churchill


A radar installation? It does resemble those in later American
single-engine night fighter



P9565 Ia 702 EA MIII FF 16-5-40 AMDP AAEE as Type 343 30-8-40 trials with
30gal overload tank under port wing. trials with DeH prop. Service trials
with 66S 118S and 152S. AMDP VA 29-9-40 special Duty Flt Christchurch
15-10-40 Cv Va M45 13-3-41 59OTU 2-10-41 HAL 30-4-42 Cv PRVIII Type G 1PRU
16-7-42 542S 30-9-42 8OTU 5-5-43 CE 25-2-44 SOC 25-8-44 sold to Turkey

Joan

Thanks for the replies. I had to ask ;-)

Cheers,

Indrek Aavisto


--
Criticism is easy; achievement is difficult W.S. Churchill