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Old 8th June 2007, 20:57
John Beaman John Beaman is offline
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Re: A-6 wing bulges

Wade:

I am afraid that Leo is correct about the upper wing bulges for the outer 20mm wing cannon. No operational A-6 ever carried these as it was not necessary for the 20mm MG151, only the later Mk 108 30mm due to its overall length.

As references you can hang your hat on the Model Art Special No 316 on the 190, Peter Rodeike's book, and the superb drawings of Bentley. What references do you have that show the A-6 with these upper wing bulges? Additionally, numerous photos of the A-6 show no such bulges.

It is a superb painting and we all want you to get it as correct as possible.

John
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