[Dont Mention the War]

It did. They decide at the last minute at the airport to leave it off.

I'm pretty sure that top was not bulletproof. It couldn't have hurt, I guess, but I wouldn't have wanted to bet my life on it.

[mississippi red-neck]

You are correct. It was not bullet proof my mistake.

I was sixteen at the time.

But the chance of deflection would have been greatly increased.

Plus with the glare from the sun, distortion and other small variables would have made the shots a moving target more difficult.