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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Thumbs up on December 22, 2017, 10:24:15 PM

Title: Airfield Repairs
Post by: Thumbs up on December 22, 2017, 10:24:15 PM

If an aircraft return's with a few bullet holes in it's fabric,no structural damage,did they patch them up with new canvas and dope? Or did they recover the whole Panel????I would appreciate any information on this.

Title: Re: Airfield Repairs
Post by: RAGIII on December 22, 2017, 10:45:17 PM

With no structural damage patches were certainly used. There are photos showing patches on many different aircraft types. Some German aircraft even painted roundels over the patches. MvR had a noticeable patch on his red Albatros DIII fuselage near the cross.
RAGIII

Title: Re: Airfield Repairs
Post by: Thumbs up on December 22, 2017, 10:54:03 PM

Thank's RAGI11.I am building a Libra model's Albatros B11 and would like to add damage details to the wings using cigarette papers to mimic patches.a small detail often over looked by modellers.