Gwart Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Any help or info regarding how the additional seat armour was fitted to the Buffalo in Finnish service and how the seatbelt harness worked with that. Thanks in advance. Shane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 Hi, In this page is picture is Hans Wind in Brewster B-239. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1013130951352901634.html There you can see armour and part of belts. Not perfect picture, but gives some idea. Br. Vesa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmaas Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) There may have been a couple of versions of seat armor, but the best documented was a plate (covered in leather) placed between the pilot and the original seat , and a spade shaped plate attached to the front of the turnover pylon to add head protection. The parts (back, without leather cover), seat insert, head armor and original seat: These are from BW-372. Note that the Soviet shell from behind would have pretty much done in the pilot had it not been for the armor plate (he survived to a ripe old age). Edited January 3, 2020 by jimmaas correct typo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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