"BUMPER BARS" FOR GERMAN BOMBERS.—Some time ago it was announced that the Germans had equipped some of their bombers with "bumpers" in the hope of overcoming Britain's balloon barrage which they had previously pretended to scorn. This picture is the first to be released, and it shows how these "bumpers" are attached to the planes. The bar stretches from wing-tip to wingtip, and weighs about 6001 b. Its weight reduces the speed of the plane by about 25 miles an hour and also its bomb-carrying capacity. This machine is a Heinkel which was brought down in Britain.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24912, 11 May 1942, Page 6
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97"BUMPER BARS" FOR GERMAN BOMBERS.—Some time ago it was announced that the Germans had equipped some of their bombers with "bumpers" in the hope of overcoming Britain's balloon barrage which they had previously pretended to scorn. This picture is the first to be released, and it shows how these "bumpers" are attached to the planes. The bar stretches from wing-tip to wingtip, and weighs about 6001b. Its weight reduces the speed of the plane by about 25 miles an hour and also its bomb-carrying capacity. This machine is a Heinkel which was brought down in Britain. Otago Daily Times, Issue 24912, 11 May 1942, Page 6
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