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Re: p-38 drop tanks
Posted by Paul on Tue Dec 10, 2002 04:21:25 PM
In reply top p-38 drop tanks posted by gary on Mon Dec 09, 2002 01:43:02 PM
P-38 through P-38E: no tanks as designed
P-38F/P-38G/F-4A/F-5A: two 150 gal steel drop tanks
P-38H/P-38J/F-5B: two 150 gal steel or 300 gal plywood tanks.
Either type was mounted on purpose-designed hard points inboard of the engines. The 150 gal. tanks came in three different types (don't know the specifics), but they could be used in any combination.
: did the p-38 carry only 300 us gal. drop tanks, were they
: mounted on regular stores shackles inboard of the engines?
: Were all drop tanks solid or did some come in seperate ha
: lves? Was a tank that came apart used for things other tha
: n fuel, like leaflets, incindiary clusters or personal sto
: rage? Any idea what a good condition set of these might be
: worth?
: Any help appreciated cheers gary