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Old 11th March 2009, 09:20
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Cardboard drop tank

Hi guys! Can you please help me with identification - what is this drop tank? I mean, from what aircraft? It is made of cardboard, painted silver outside. On the back end has /had/ two horizontal fins, made of cardboard too, with wooden structure inside those fins. There is no wood inside the tank itself, only light metal fittings.

So far, I believe it is from a Russian Mig /15... 17.../. The USAAF also had paper drop tanks during the war /for P51 and P47/, but the shape was different and had no fins, as far as I know. What about the Germans? I have heard, they also made experiments with paper tanks, but what was the shape?

So, can you identify it, what is this one? Thanks!
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Re: Cardboard drop tank

Look also as drop tank from Mosquito.
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Re: Cardboard drop tank

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Look also as drop tank from Mosquito.
But with fins?
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Re: Cardboard drop tank

I did not spot fins in first moment. It is in very bad state but it look tht it is fit to the bottom wing surface. Just look, not sure.
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That is one cool projection clock!

This clock projects the time, date, or temp on the wall or ceiling http://www.liangdianup.com/clocks_1.htm some people call
it a ceiling clock but I call it a digital projection clock. I got the black one because at the time that was the only color
they had. But now they have them in black and also in white.
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