F15A Cab Rope Lashing Points

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Eric,

Just to add the attached photo showing the aforementioned plates that are spot welded to the rear of the cabin. I had an earlier cabin where there was no plate but the cleats were just attached via the screws and nuts.

Have noticed often that WW2 fastener head sizes are substantially larger than those on currently made fasteners. Case in point is those screws. Compared to a modern screw with the same threads, the countersunk head is substantially larger on WW2 screws so if you can scrounge a couple from and old floorboard you will find they fit the cleat perfectly.

Cheers,

Jacques