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Offline nuchpatrick

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« on: February 28, 2003, 08:11:40 AM »
Drop tanks.. .. how many innocent cows did they kill??  But, really does anyone know what happens to these drop tanks after they've been dropped?
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Offline joeblogs

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where did all those drop tanks go?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2003, 08:22:43 AM »
They were retrieved by the aviation gnomes, painted, and sold in antique stores across northern France...
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Offline GScholz

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« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2003, 09:57:13 AM »
Prolly collected by the Germans and used to make 262's :D
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« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2003, 10:02:56 AM »
Some drop tanks were made out of paper (treated but still paper)
I have reference of them being used on P47's in the ETO.   Definitely a use once item though.
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Offline Gorf

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« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2003, 10:08:01 AM »
Can see it now,  Allied fighters over France..

Farmer Pierre rounds up his cow Betsie

Allied fighters see German fighters

********** DROP TANKS RELEASE

Farmer Peirre lets Betsie into the field, turns around to lock Fence gate

Allied Fighters dog fight German fighters.

***** MOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo  THUD!!

Peirre looks at cow...DAMM YANKS!!!
« Last Edit: February 28, 2003, 10:20:46 AM by Gorf »
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Offline Tarmac

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Re: where did all those drop tanks go?
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2003, 10:18:53 AM »
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Originally posted by joeblogs
They were retrieved by the aviation gnomes, painted, and sold in antique stores across northern France...


Phase 1: Collect drop tanks
Phase 2: ?
Phase 3: Profit.  

any south park fans out there?:D
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Offline john9001

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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2003, 11:17:35 AM »
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Originally posted by Gorf
Can see it now,  Allied fighters over France..

Farmer Pierre rounds up his cow Betsie

Allied fighters see German fighters

********** DROP TANKS RELEASE

Farmer Peirre lets Betsie into the field, turns around to lock Fence gate

Allied Fighters dog fight German fighters.

***** MOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo  THUD!!

Peirre looks at cow...DAMM YANKS!!!



no wonder the french hate us, co-lateral damage
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Offline HFMudd

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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2003, 11:20:37 AM »
Tarmac....  Yes, LOL!
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Offline nuchpatrick

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« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2003, 12:44:44 PM »
I know but not all drop tanks were paper..some were metal..  Does anyone have accounts of where those went besides them being french flower pots
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« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2003, 02:47:38 PM »
I would imagine the majority are exactly where they landed. either squished or buried after being dropped from @25k.

I doubt there was anyone collecting them as I doubt they were made of any particularly good metal. Aluminium? sure i guess,but at what grade? did they make them out of the same quality metal as fighter airframes?and how worthwhile would it be to collect them when you have hundreds of crashed planes everywhere with far more important and usefull and numerous material in them.remember even aircraft were never found let alone a small 3 foot metal or paper ball :)
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Offline 2Slow

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« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2003, 04:51:16 PM »
A Sandy was bounced by a Mig over LAOS, I think.  The Sandy pickled his tanks.  The Mig overshot the Sandy low.  Ran into Sandy's tanks.  Sandy pilot credited with a kill.
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Offline Shane

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« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2003, 05:21:52 PM »
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A Sandy was bounced by a Mig over LAOS, I think.  The Sandy pickled his tanks.  The Mig overshot the Sandy low.  Ran into Sandy's tanks.  Sandy pilot credited with a kill.


i've tried bombing stuff with my drop tanks.  it doesn't work. :(
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« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2003, 10:41:54 PM »
In the RL it "bombing" with drop tanks was used in WW2, Korea and Viet-Nam. You dropped full or nearlt full tanks and a followup plane hit the area w/ 20mm to ignite the avgas.  

It wasnt a normal thing but it worked.
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« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2003, 01:02:20 AM »
In "The First Hellcat Ace" by Cdr Hamilton McWhorter III, states a squadmate was able to drop his tank onto an enemy aircraft in the air and get a kill.
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Offline DB603

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« Reply #14 on: March 01, 2003, 01:06:49 AM »
S!


 German DT's had text "Keine Bombe" (no bomb) painted on them so the people who found them knew there was no danger. Dunno about Allied stuff.
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