Not an unreasonable idea Beeayeate, however we stashed the keo in the bomb bay along with all the other goodies, making a mental note not to use the bomb doors as an auxilliary air brake during the run and break. A few stories on that, by the way, some of which have already been posted!
Macrolan screens were fitted behind the nose cone of the 2ATAF Bi8's(possibly other marks subsequently) due to the bird strike risk and the potential serious injury risk to the navigator in the prone position should the bird penetrate the nose cone. One could be excused thinking that it was a typical botched job/botched thinking exercise "typical" of the ideas coming from Command, and despite the irrefutable and sad history of such birdstrikes and the loss of eyes/serious facial injury which had occurred over several years the idea did not meet with universal approval from the navigators.It was considered that the screen, which was easily scratched, would limit the view from the front, would certainly impede the vertical view ( therefore seriously limit the infamous "spot on ground" or SOG bombing method - a method which gave the Bi8's many victories in competitions) and any way the a/c's going out of service soon.
So, one aircraft was fitted and off it went on the first trial...... you've now guessed the result ...... a bird came through the front, the navigator was covered in blood and feathers, the screen was shifted backwards but otherwise unbroken, but no personnel damage was sustained.
All aircraft were fitted with the screen within the week. A great result!