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From: Stormin' Norman <norman@schwarzkopf.in.memorium>
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Subject: Re: Boulton Paul Defiant pics [8/9] - Defiant N1671 from 307 Squadron at the RAF Museum London.jpg (1/1)
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On 10 Sep 2018 09:19:02 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <bv3dpdd5cm7nrjamnq9otl8ris3dpci9qc@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
>>
>>On 10 Sep 2018 07:23:58 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>An oddity in combat aircraft, it had no forward firing guns and the
>>gunner could not wear a traditional parachute, instead they wore an
>>abomination called a "Rhino suit", see attached description and
>>picture.
>>
>>"The gunner's hatch was in the rear of the turret, which had to be
>>rotated to the side for entry and exit. There was not enough room in
>>the turret for the gunner to wear a seat-type or back pack parachute
>>so gunners were provided with a special all-in-one garment nicknamed
>>the "rhino suit". Frederick "Gus" Platts, an air gunner who served in
>>230, 282 and 208 squadrons, stated: "The Rhino suit we had to wear on
>>Defiants was a bear but I couldn't come up with an alternative, even
>>though it killed dozens of us. I forget the details of it but we could
>>not have sat on our chute or even keep it nearby as in other turrets,
>>wetsuit of today. The chute fitted around this, and then the dinghy
>>and the outer clothing. There was inner webbing and pockets that
>>literally fell apart (I presume) when one bailed out"
>>
>
>...maybe the idea was that you inflate the 'suit' as you bailout then safely
>bounce when you hit the ground instead of smashing...if so, then the rhino suit
>was ahead of its time.
>
>...just sayin'
wetsuit of today. The chute fitted around this, and then the dinghy
and the outer clothing. There was inner webbing and pockets that
literally fell apart (I presume) when one bailed out"
Apparently, the suit contained a parachute and a dinghy. I find it
difficult to believe they built almost 1100 of these aircraft. Oh
well, with spectacular successes like the Spitfire and Mosquito, you
are bound to have a few flops.
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