[WWI] What did maintenance crews do with bullet holes?

[Jim Landon]

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I believe they glued or doped on little round patches over bullet holes. Can't say for sure. Saw it somewhere. Larger damage might require a large rectangle of fabric but I don't think they'd recover a whole fuselage or a whole wing.
 
Jim
> Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 11:06:12 -0700> From: rob at rob-stewart.to> To: wwi at wwi-models.org> Subject: [WWI] What did maintenance crews do with bullet holes?> > > Hi,> > How were the wings/fuselage patched up of there were bullet holes or other > anti-aircraft damage?> > Did they just glue patches of doped lined over it and paint over them?> > Or did they do the whole wing every time?> > > -- > Rob Stewart> email: rob at rob-stewart.to> icbm: 34°0'8.68"N 118°28'16.72"W> > > 
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