Jack Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Passed this everyday in Normandy - what the hell is it? It is made of steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Looks like a drop canister or drop tank but they weren't steel AFAIK (usually ally or cardboad composite type stuff). Don't recognise the pattern either. The opening looks almost like a cockpit. A pontoon thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Heres some more Bodge - I thought it was a drop tank to until I kicked it :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I bet it's not a miniature sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Looks to me to be a 150 Gallon drop tank as used by P-38 Lightnings. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 The tanks were made in the US and UK, from Steel with a capacity of 150 or 165 Gallons. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Steve - that sounds interesting......do you have any more info on them? At the end (right hand side) it has a thread protrusion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 A single 150 gallon tank gave the P-47 a radius of action of 375 miles. Two on the P-47 gave it 550 miles. Two were carried on the P-38, just inboard of the engines, giving it a radius of action at 600 miles. The more common type was the tear drop 75 gallon tank made from steel, and the more parallel sided 108 gallon tank made from both steel and a paper/plastic composite. They were connected to the aircraft by a glass tube which would shatter as the tank was released. If you get hold of a copy of "The Mighty Eighth War Manual" by Roger A. Freeman, there is a section in more detail there. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 Just reading through the book 'Fields of Little America' and have just seen a picture of a B24 with what looks like the pictures above inside the bomb bay:???:??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 might also be a minesweeping paravne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philb Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 You beat me to it Tony.That's what I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Take a strong cable to drag that thing through the bocage in search of mines! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Take a strong cable to drag that thing through the bocage in search of mines! Yes but you see the work required to dig the ditch for the tow boat! :-D Sorry all you ground pounders I assumed knowledge. :red: I meant the nautical type of minesweeping paravane. Just a thought was HMS Troutbridge assigned to the Normandy coast? Left hand down a bit!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I knew exactly what you meant. I was just wearing my pedant hat. HMS Troutbridge. OMFG yes! Where's me wiki? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 I knew exactly what you meant. I was just wearing my pedant hat. HMS Troutbridge. OMFG yes! Where's me wiki? BBC 7 my boy, right back to the beginning sheer bliss! :yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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