[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

So, do I get this right that this device is only a storage container for flares, and that this container was mounted through a hole cut through the fuselage skin? What would be the purpose, if the flares were to be fired by a gun through another tube, for cutting a hole through the side of the fuselage skin? Couldn't the cartridge container just be mounted somewhere in the cockpit, and the cartridges could be pulled out for firing by the gun when they were needed? Why mount this all the way through the skin of the aircraft? Or am I fundamentally misunderstanding what you're saying here?

Regards,