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| Tango01 | 20 Apr 2018 10:07 p.m. PST |
…bombs during WWII. "If you pay attention, you might sometimes see long, cigar-shaped pods firmly attached to the undersides of classic fighter and attack aircraft, sometimes with unit markings on them. Known as "drop tanks," these simple devices extend the range of the aircraft they're hooked up to by carrying extra usable fuel. Back during World War II, however, attack pilots found a secondary use for drop tanks as improvised bombs, used to bombard enemy ground positions. Drop tanks became popular in the late 1930s as a means for fighters to carry more fuel for longer escort and patrol missions. Easily installed and removed, they were a quick solution for the burgeoning Luftwaffe's fighter and dive bomber fleets, which would prove to be instrumental in the opening months of WWII…."
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| Snapper69 | 25 Apr 2018 5:12 a.m. PST |
Sorry, Armand, but that article is just rubbish. No way a fighter pilot could come round again and fire at a drop tank he placed on the last pass. |
| Tango01 | 27 Apr 2018 12:04 p.m. PST |
Strange things happened at War my friend…. (smile) Amicalement
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ScottWashburn  | 04 May 2018 8:49 a.m. PST |
I have to agree with Snapper69. Sounds pretty bogus to me. |
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