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Originally Posted by Larry Hickey
Hello,
In translating the KTB for I./ZG76 for the PC, I'm trying to understand the meaning of the term "“Gummimuffen." The context is: "During the night the aircraft of 3./ZG76 were prepared – some “Gummimuffen” –- some kind of rubber gaskets but my translator says “sleeves”-- were leaky and they had to be replaced." Where might these rubber gaskets or sleeves be on a Bf110 and what were they for?
Thanx,
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Larry, I have the translation for "Gummimuffin" as "Grommets", which could mean any rubber seal on an hydraulic cylinder or even on an engine valve stem.
Mark