DFS 230 grip
 

Hello,

A friend of mine recently acquired a DFS 230 control grip that according to the seller was removed from a DFS 230 at the Castel Benito (Lybia) Airfield in January 1943. It features some type of linen covering on top of the grip, which may have been a field modification to have a better grip.

Does anybody have information about captured DFS 230 at Castel Benito and/or wartime photos of DFS 230 cockpits that show a similar linen covered grip?

Thanks!

Roger

Re: DFS 230 grip
 

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It's current (usual) i think
Bsrg, Dan

Re: DFS 230 grip
 

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the scans from the handbook. That looks indead like some kind of wrapping that could be fabric (or rubber).

A few wartime photos from production aircraft cockpits that I know of show grips without any cover at all. The fabric may have been a field modification or could also be a serial feature of a certain production block.

Best regards,
Roger