On 2012-10-31 19:45:35 -0700, John Szalay john.szalayatatt.net said:

Brian Paul Ehni wrote in
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In article ,
John Szalay john.szalayatatt.net wrote:

Never noticed this before, while cruising the LIFE magazine photo
archives spotted this photo and then several others. look at the
thickness of the windscreen glass from this German aircraft , left
behind in the western desert.

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IIRC, this kind of bullet proof was applied to ground attack
(strafing) aircraft. The pilot's body was protected by the engine
block, but the head needed additional protection from return fire.

Brian Ehni


I,m used to seeing the much thinner laminated glass, the thickness shown is
what surprised me..

The P-38J & L had a slab of similar thickness (perhaps not quite as
thick) installed in an interior frame between the gunsight and the
pilot. This was in addition to the primary windscreen.






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Savageduck

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