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Originally Posted by TheGrunch
They had to wedge blocks of wood in the Seafire flaps to get a ten or fifteen degree position for carrier takeoffs.
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IIRC it was 8 degrees, but could indeed have been 10 or 15
it was not for Seafires, it was for Spitfires that were being flown off aircraft carriers to reinforce malta
they needed the flaps to cope with the take offs carrying the 90 gallon slipper tanks...that much tankage was required so the carrier and support vessels would not get too close to the danger around Malta
