I know the British had "Buckinghams" just wondering if there was a German equivalent and if it was "nicknamed"?
I know the British had "Buckinghams" just wondering if there was a German equivalent and if it was "nicknamed"?
"Buckinghams" were named after the inventor John Buckingham, we also had "Pomeroy", "Brock" & RTS (Richard Threlfall and Sons) explosive types too.
https://sites.google.com/site/britmi...nch-incendiary
Germans had incendiary/tracer ammo too - I've heard accounts of rounds cooking off and setting their planes on fire, don't know what they were called but it probably wasn't anything good ! Can't find much info on the German stuff.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
I know the German incendiaries in 1918 were phosphorus-based, and didn't present any problems in winter; however, in summer the increased temperature sometimes caused the ammunition to "cook off", as Dave stated above, and quite a few planes were lost, and a number of pilots, too (the introduction of parachutes saved quite a few!).
Several Jastas cut extra cooling vents in their aircraft cowlings, to increase engine cooling and thus reduce cowling temperatures, in order to mitigate this risk.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
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