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Harrie 6th September 2015 15:50

Orange plexiglass
 
Hi all,

Recently a ressident of my village approached me with a bracelet within orange plexiglass wich was used of a Me-110 [ZG 76] .
I,ve written there where uses of orange plexiglass in german bombers/nachtjager cockpit to avoid blindness by searchlight is this correct ?
And where there also orange plexiglass lamps on the wings ?
It would be nice to determine the orange plexigass for local history.

Thank you ,Regards Harrie

Clint Mitchell 6th September 2015 16:42

Re: Orange plexiglass
 
Orange tinted plexiglass was used on the light located on the port wing leading edge. :)

Kari Lumppio 6th September 2015 22:52

Re: Orange plexiglass
 
Hello!

Might have been instrument training arrangement, too. Pilot wearing blue goggles would not see throught the orange cockpit panels but would see the Instruments.

I think this was widely used in yesterdays. Swedish air force Mosquitos for example had such organge panels on canopy.

Cheers,
Kari

Harrie 7th September 2015 19:54

Re: Orange plexiglass
 
Hello Clint,

Thanks for your reply ,much appreciated ,nice to see how creative people can be.

Harrie 7th September 2015 19:56

Re: Orange plexiglass
 
Hello Kario,

Thank you also, ,didn,t know about the blue goggles very interessting and learning something .


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