UK1 P9565 Supermarine SpitffireMkI.jpg

"Joseph Testagrose" wrote in message ...

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


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

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"Indrek" wrote:

"Joseph Testagrose" wrote in message
...

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 fighters.

Le 04/06/2011 05:10, Orval Fairbairn a écrit :
In articleg86dnWOp4IiX53TQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews. com,
wrote:

"Joseph wrote in message
...

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

"lui" wrote in message
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Le 04/06/2011 05:10, Orval Fairbairn a écrit :
In articleg86dnWOp4IiX53TQnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews. com,
wrote:

"Joseph wrote in message
...

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

On 04/06/2011 01:19, Indrek wrote:
"Joseph Testagrose"
wrote in message
...
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

GIYF

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Peter