Hawker Tempest Mk VI/F.6 cockpit

[Isar 30/07]

I´m building the SH Mk VI/F.6 Tempest at the moment (photos will follow later in the RFI section).

Behind the pilot´s headrest there are 2 bottles. According to the Valiant book about the Tempest (1st edition), these bottles are water bottles.

As far as I can see, these bottles were carried in the Mk VI/F.6 only.

Has anyone any informations about these bottles? I guess, these were some kind of first aid to the pilot in case of an emergency landing in the desert?

I couldn´t find any photos showing them. In profiles their colour varies from interior green to red.

 

Thanks!

 

Reimund