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Aviation History
1942
1942 - 0071.PDF
JANUARY 8TH, 1942 FLIGHT 27 CABLE CUTTERS Pictorial Comparison Between the British and German Methods THE photographs on this page will come as somewhat of a shock to people of that tiresome section of the populace who wrongly imagine Germany has a monopoly where clever implements of war are concerned. In the two lower pictures is shown the cumbersome and hideous fend-off bar, weighing several hundreds of pounds, which the enemy is fitting to some of his Heinkel Ills. What happens to the e.g. and bomb load with all this weight projecting in front can be guessed. On the right is the Avro Manchester, on the leading edge of which can be discerned the neat cutters which we employ. In all there are eighteen of them. A close-up of two of the cutters is shown below. Apart from the difference in bulk and weight, the German device, it should be remembered, is only a fend- off, whereas that used by ourselves is a cable cutter. With either form of protection de-icing becomes a problem of no small magnitude. •
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