Ric,
In the 2-2-V-1 section of the recent TIGHAR Tracks, you included a closeup photo of the lavatory window patch from the Darwin ramp refueling photo. The patch is outlined in red and a yellow arrow points to the rear edge of the patch. The caption for this image states:
The Darwin refueling photo reveals that sometime between Bandoeng (June 21) and Port Darwin (June 28) the patch had begun to distort or "oil can." Purdue Earhart Collection, used by permission.
Could you clarify exactly what the yellow arrow is pointing to, where you see distortion of the metal of the patch? I assume it is pointing to the slightly darker (compared to the rest of the patch), slightly curved, concave side up, thick "line" running across the patch from back to front. Is this correct?
Jeff P.