Bren Gunar
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Greetings from Canada everyone; my first post here:
I am a photographer starting to specialise in aviation museum artifact preservation. I am currently making detailed photos of an empty standard red flare cartridge that was carried in an RAF bomber for emergency landing requests. I understand they carried 10 of these, fired through an opening in the canopy via something like a Very pistol. It is a brown cardboard tube with brass base and is approximately 3.75" tall and 1.5" diameter.
Other than a red band around the top and the word "red" on the top circular piece of cardboard the only other information is the inscription "VT LOT 183 1-43 SPRA" in black lettering.
It was recovered in 1945 and I am making the assumption it was made in January 1943.
Any information at all and particularly the likely manufacturer and chemical make up of the original propellant, flare and primer would be very much appreciated.
I am a photographer starting to specialise in aviation museum artifact preservation. I am currently making detailed photos of an empty standard red flare cartridge that was carried in an RAF bomber for emergency landing requests. I understand they carried 10 of these, fired through an opening in the canopy via something like a Very pistol. It is a brown cardboard tube with brass base and is approximately 3.75" tall and 1.5" diameter.
Other than a red band around the top and the word "red" on the top circular piece of cardboard the only other information is the inscription "VT LOT 183 1-43 SPRA" in black lettering.
It was recovered in 1945 and I am making the assumption it was made in January 1943.
Any information at all and particularly the likely manufacturer and chemical make up of the original propellant, flare and primer would be very much appreciated.