There is no doubt it is the increased cord
PR.9 wing complete with power control surfaces, this is confirmed by my copy of the pilots notes. It's just the tips that were changed back to the standard version, I hope
!
This is not without precedent the following photo is of 793 obviously before the it's modification at Bedford but after the larger cord was reduced to that of the "standard"
PR.9 wing with short/standard span tips fitted.
Until we can find a photo or drawing that confirms or denies that the radar and camera pods were attached to the extended
PR.9 tips I'm sticking with my theory.
I've copied some info from my
PR.9 AP's, I'm sure it was not beyond the whit of the highly skilled guys at Bedford to engineer a way of attaching and beefing up the
PR.9 tips but the big question is
why?
