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on port side there was klaxon horn landing gear warning on st'brd side there was a fill cap for anti-icing fluid tank (P40 F, K, L, M... & winterization P40E.)

P40 N5 & up, recognition lights US Army type was fitted again. 3 downward reco light, 1 red in the rear of keel fairing and the green and amber lights under rear fuselage with port offset. the downward reco light in the starboard rear wing fillet is british reco light type fitted on P40E-1 (à ta gauche quand tu regardes le dessous de l'avion)

I wonder if they are darker canvas or leather B10 close up colour could be "kaki" or olive drab

from erection & maintenance Curtiss H75 A1, A2, A3 , A4, part catalog H75A1 &A2. the life preserver cushion is in waterproof leather filled with kapok, the color was chrome yellow. Aviorex 32 harness, the shoulder straps are missing, note the slotmade by french MU to french harness in the seat back

The french Hawk 75 had no shoulder straps, only the US type B10 safety belt . some ac reveive french harness Aviorex 32 , the shoulder laps throught the seat back bonne suite!

the drawing from MB 210 technical manual . 2 landing light installation 9 landing light 10 hinged plexi cover

yellow tip 4" if the propeller diameter< 15', and 6" for dia>15' (T.O. 07-1-1) & (Rotol propeller Spitfire)

the dual control are abandoned when the rear turret was fitted on A20 so the DB7, havoc I , II and Boston III had them. these gunner controls was for maintain the plane steady during the pilot bailed out. these aircraft were the only airplanes where the captain was the first to escape.

The cockpit seems painted with dark paint. boxes and accessories are extra dark(black) note the bf 109 seat. on J 401 the rudder control is a single bar without pedals. the spinner is not yellow but in camouflage shade with a quarter in white cockpit of J 401:

swiss use following paints D 3800 & 3801: Edit - E+W N°1 (hellblauer) - E+W N°2 (dunkelgruner) D 3802 & 3803 Hellblauer Decklack 602.344 (J-401: overall paint when out factory 1944+red & white markings ) dunkelgruner Decklack 602.342 signalroter Decklack 603.322 weisser Decklack 603.323 unfortunately, I don't know the exact shade of these colors. I couldn't find an original color chart or sample D3802 project was initially based on MS 450 in 1941 then abandoned, but in 1943 a new project with same appellation D 3802 is given to new aircraft development MS540. Plans were bought 1942/43

notes found on Spit technical drawing about bonding & screening I read: "to be stencilled where possible in close proximity to inter-component earthed terminals" is it correct?

found in Flight Manual: "a shoulder harness inertia reel lock lever, with locked and released position, is located on the left side of the pilot's seat, and on dual control aircraft, on the left side of both pilot's abd navigator's seats..... when the lever is at locked position, the reel harnesse cable is manually locked so that the pilot or navigator is prevented from leaning forward"

the stencils are in reality decalcomania. the MU could have them in stock as the paints and spare parts andother items so it's possible to see them after

read in Spitfire Mk VIII manual " a carbon pile voltage regulator, type F, is mounted on the port side of the fuselage aft of the electrical panel."