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Old 17th June 2008, 09:25
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Re: Peter Düttmann and his "wonderful bird" Bf 109 G-10 WNr 610533

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Originally Posted by George Hopp View Post
And, what were the solutions to the jamming problem of the MK 108? Apparently the early ones occasionally blew apart, with the breech block blowing backwards through the rear of the weapon. This was mentioned in a comment about the MK 108 by a night-fighter unit.
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Caveat - answering from memory now. Pulling G during shooting jammed the MK 108 feeding system. Düttmann pulled first some extra lead so that he could release stick somewhat and shoot with less G-force. No feeding problems and stoppages for him. Probably better aiming too.

Kari
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