Hurricane leading edge light query - flat or domed lens?

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hi all

question regarding the prominent leading edge lights on the Hurricane... are they flat-fronted or is the front lens domed? I've looked at numerous photos but as they are almost all shot front-on it's hard to tell. Good pic here:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Hawker_Hurricane_Mk_I_HC-452_Keski-Suomen_ilmailumuseo_05_light.JPG/1599px-Hawker_Hurricane_Mk_I_HC-452_Keski-Suomen_ilmailumuseo_05_light.JPG

thanks!

greg v.

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The cover is Perspex following the leading edge. The dome of the landing light, silver part, is a dome

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thanks for the info!

so the light itself does not have a clear cover or lens on it at all then? I was wondering about that. Thus it is the clear leading edge cover that performs that function?

cheers

greg v.