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Title: Drop Tanks In WWII.
Post by: RicOShay on October 12, 2012, 10:08:38 AM

   All this time most of us thought paper mache was strickly for arts & crafts.  :O
 
   http://home.earthlink.net/~charlesfelton/id19.html

Title: Re: Drop Tanks In WWII.
Post by: SmokinLoon on October 12, 2012, 01:13:35 PM

Impressive.  I always thought they were made of a cheap alloy. 

 

Title: Re: Drop Tanks In WWII.
Post by: Guppy35 on October 12, 2012, 03:46:42 PM

There are one, maybe two of those that have survived.  One is on the P51 at the USAF Museum.  I believe there is one paper tank in a collection somewhere.  Jack Rousch ended up making a mold from the one in the collection to fabricate some for the warbird 51 owners, so you'll see some fiberglass replica's now and then on his "Old Crow" P51B as well as some of the warbird P51Ds

Title: Re: Drop Tanks In WWII.
Post by: pervert on October 12, 2012, 03:57:38 PM

Never knew/ would have guessed that  :joystick: nice link thanks

Title: Re: Drop Tanks In WWII.
Post by: Scherf on October 14, 2012, 04:59:50 PM

Interesting little yarn about the development of drop tanks, I've no way to corroborate any of this:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/40/a6639140.shtml

Title: Re: Drop Tanks In WWII.
Post by: Phoenix 7 on October 17, 2012, 02:21:25 AM

Huh......learn something new every day....thanks for posting! ^^