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Re: Real purpose of grille/deflector on Fw 58 bottom fuselage?
Maybe Andreas is right. Also possible is, that the grill/deflector/ladder had a multiple purpose: The gunner, observer (who was positioned in the front canopy) could not pass the main canopy to come into his reclining position in the A-Stand. So he had to climb though the emergency hatch on the bottom of the fuselage and used the "steps" of the deflector as a ladder.
Cheers,
Horst
Last edited by Horst Kube; 6th May 2006 at 12:23.
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