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Re: Armored windscreens?
Hi again
one more point on armored windscreens. Late La-5s had a 55mm thick armored windscreens. And later production batches of La-5FN had the armored windscreens thickened to 57mm. That according to La 5/7 Fighters in Action.
On the other hand a quick glance to Gordon's & Khazanov's Soviet Combat Aircraft of the SWW Vol 1 on La-5 family produced only the following quote on La-5F "...in spite of pilots' wishes the windshield was not armoured..."
So, conflicting info once more.
Juha
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