[Laserlloyd]

Hi Taz:

We have been discussing 425/17 with are group for while and you did present your photos of the leading edge. During this you suppled the H/R photo of the front view at Lechelle airfield and this is were I first saw the wing tape. I will admit looking at all the photos the leading edge have one thing in common and that is there just not clear to see the texture between the L/E tape and the fabric behind it.

I wish the report on 144/17 would have included the paint and fabric information instead of just the structural design information.

Langdon gave us the photo of the lower wing cross field held at AWM that also show the wing tape going thou the center of the cross. I have do doubt that All the Dr.I's had the wing tape, I was just uncertain on the leading edge tape. You had mentioned one of the thing that I was also thinking that the L/E tape was pre-treated with some darker color before it was applied. The green color that Dan-San thinks it was makes sense to me but I'm still not sure if it was the green or if it was black.

I will gather up some close ups of the wing tape as examples.

Thanks for response.

Lloyd...