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Airfield Repairs
« 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.
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Re: Airfield Repairs
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Airfield Repairs
« Reply #2 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.
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