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Old 12th November 2006, 06:38
R Leonard R Leonard is offline
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Re: Solomons-based Corsairs - open cockpit flying?

Well, live and learn, I guess. I knew the XF4U-1 had provision for wing tanks along the wings' leading edge outboard of the fold. These were eliminated with the addition of the two additional .50 cal. machine guns per wing and their requisite ammunition storage in the production F4U-1’s (also when the internal fuselage tank size was increased). Then, of course, on the -1’s there was the fabric covered areas out board of the gun and ammunition compartments. Where were these tanks located?
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