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[Pfeil]

Originally Posted by secretone

On a separate topic, I have also read that some American control towers used light guns with green, red and white colors to communicate with aircraft that did not have radios.

It seems this system is still in use. While browsing youtube I came across the following video about landing an aircraft with full electric failure. The tower uses such a colored light to instruct it(Even if it's not very visible on camera).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbbWblgGtwY

Edit: And an intructional video on the subject from my youtube suggestions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owQuyF89meM

[1984]

Originally Posted by IceFire

I didn't know that the Yak-9K had an ammo counter. Interesting!

from "yak-9" by Yakubovish (personally i can't say what it's really good book, but would be happy if someday can take a look at documents which he used, apparently, lot of answers to lot of questions), photo on page 39 (attached + photo of cockpit of, apparently, just yak-9), and in captions to photo - "ammo counter in cockpit of yak-9t"...

apparently, looks like german ammo counter, but circle instead bars...