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March 20, 2006 at 3:19 pm in reply to: Removing paint from historic airframes #1341632

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Paint removal

Many thanks to all those who replied for the tips above! Hopefully I’ll now be able to remove the outer layers without wiping out the stencil.

The stencil mentioned is a 2 digit code letter applied to the nose of a C-47 during it’s time with the Spanish Air Force. I’ve no idea what the digits will be (the outer paint is too thick to reveal the outline of the letters), but I’m anxious to discover what they are as they’ll enable me to identify the cockpit section to which they are applied.

Rich

September 9, 2005 at 5:46 pm in reply to: Parachute query #1402788

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Parachute query

The canopy is a 22′ reserve parachute for the type T-3 parachute assembly. This was the type used by US airborne troops in training stateside 1942-44 and not used operationally. Never seen one before, I’d imagine that it is fairly rare.

Hope this helps!

Rich
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