[heraldcoupe]

Hi Leo,

Thanks for the R6 details, it confirms my thoughts that this was not associated with the lack of inboard guns at least.
The routine stripping of guns to save weight was the logical conclusion I had come to.

I notice also that 733682 has the cowling gun troughs faired in, but it retains the shell ejection ports under the fuselage. I think it's fair to assume that this was a post-war modification, but are there any known photographs of 733682 from around the time of capture?

Cheers,
Bill.