Chugalug and Smudge,
Re: Flimsy Structures in WW2 a/c.
I imagine they found it economical to build them just strong enough to last their anticipated life - which might not be very long in some cases ! I remember being told that the Spitfire life was reckoned to be six months on average.
Consequently they didn't have to worry about corrosion problems - if they hadn't been shot down, some Prune would've pranged 'em long before the rot set in. The days of a/c lasting as long as battleships (and being older than their pilots) were well in the future.....D.
camlobe,
I second Chuglug's complimentary remarks ! Yet it is not always good policy to ask for (still less insist on getting) what you want from the RAF. They have a nasty, vicious sense of humour in their make-up ! (as the next [last] tranche of my GK days will illustrate - if I ever manage to finish it)....D.
Cheers, all. Danny.
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