TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers defensemedianetwork.com Submitted by PatmygroinB t3_10lcq1k on January 25, 2023 at 11:09 PM in todayilearned 134 comments 1,661
pinktacoliquor t1_j5xi79f wrote on January 26, 2023 at 6:06 AM Lead based paint was used back then, and probably other metals were present in the paint too. I would guess closer 10 pounds per gallon. Permalink 5
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