To reinforce the fabric over the ribs.
> 2. What were they made of?
From the close up pictures in the Sopwith Camel windsock, they
are just strips of cloth.
> 3. Were they used on non-lozenge fabric covered flying surfaces?
I think the use on the Camel supplies the answer to this question.
> 4. Did anyone beside the Germans use them?
I think the use on the Camel supplies the answer to this question.
> 5. How were they applied?
Don't know. Maybe they were sewn on, or maybe secured using
dope as a glue.
>
> Much obliged,
> --Jesse
Good name 8^)
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