Hello forummembers,
I recently got this part of a unknown droptank. I already posted this on another forum. Someone there mentioned it could be a wing tip tank from a Sea Venom. I showed the pictures to a WWII aviation expert who said it can not be a wing tip tank due to its size, and was...
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Clicking on the top five in the drop box...
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This passage from 430 Squadron's Operations Record Book regarding Spitfire XIVs equipped with nitrogen drop tanks has me puzzled:
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The operational use of nitrous oxide by Mosquito aircraft comes to mind, see for example this combat report. Does anyone have any...