MY-14 got original medicine box

Torstai 16.2.2017 - Reino Myllymäki


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The medicine box of the VL Myrsky II fighter located outside of the cockpit in the rear fuselage. The box was behind a access panel in the left side of the fuselage.

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The access panel of the medicine box located below the cockipt rear windows. The location was shown by red cross sign. It was not in exactly right place since the access panel was located under the national insignia. Between the access panel of the medicine box and a entry foothold of the cockpit there was one bigger access panel.

The stand of the medicine box was manufactured from the metal plate by shop welding. The sides of the stand was lightened by holes. The box was fixed by leather straps. The straps were fixed to the stand by riveting.

An original stand was found. It was restored by cleaning and painting. The medicine box is a aircraft part standardised by the State Aircraft Factory. VL Pyry and VL Myrsky had same box. MY-14 got the medicine box from Pyry.

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The medicine box was complete except medicines. According to the index of the box, the box consisted of boracic ointment, morphine and aspirin and two bottles of camphor. None wartime pep pills were found and according to the index, pep pills did not belong to the content of the medicine box.

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When MY-14 will be ready the medicine box will be in hiding behind the access panel. Several other interesting details will be in hiding, too. However, a "Demo-Myrsky" is planned to be assembled from a test wing, the fuselage of MY-5 as well as from the extra original parts and newly produced parts. The demo will be covered partly by plywood and partly by perspex. How it will implemented and how the inside structures and detalis will be seen is not clear yet.

Avainsanat: aviation history, restoring, old aircraft, VL Myrsky II, MY-14