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Old 26-08-17, 00:42
Bruce Parker (RIP) Bruce Parker (RIP) is offline
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By that time the loader was obsolete, since it was found to be quicker to load the magazines by hand than by the loading tool. Of course, it would take a little while to trickle down to the designers at Ford who could make the necessary changes.
True. That is why late 1943 (or even early 1944?) Mk.1* carriers were still being built with that folding aerial contraption on the rear right complete with the (obsolete since 1941) 11 set aerial base. And no, the Bren magazine loader was not relocated as Rob correctly says.

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