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Um, correction, "...later in the war...." N/T
Posted by Jim who cannot type tonight on Fri May 17, 2002 07:11:12 PM
In reply top Re: Drop Tanks? posted by Jim on Fri May 17, 2002 07:15:46 PM
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: Bear in mind Germany's desperate need for raw materials la
: ter in the water. Anything useful for building aircraft an
: d other weapons was gathered up and sent to scrap depots f
: or processing. This is one of the reasons the Allies switc
: hed to paper tanks--to stop giving the Germans free raw ma
: terials.
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: There were special German units who had the job of going a
: round and collecting aircraft wreckage and other bits like
: drop tanks.
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: : The thought just occurred to me - how rare are drop tank
: s
: : (e.g. WW II European drop tanks). I know (well, think)
: la
: : ter Mustangs used impreganted paper tanks which wouldn't
: h
: : ave survived too well, but what about earlier metal tank
: s?
: : I'm sure farmers could (and did) find all sorts of use
: s
: : for them... So are they still being found now?