My father was a mess seargent for the 432nd Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group 5th USAAF. He used these stoves from May 1943 to December 1945. His squadron had 300 men plus he fed the HQ staff, officers and even Charles Lindeberg. His group built a museum at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California. My brother and I donated a full period field kitchen in his memory (3 ranges 2 short stoves for water lister bag, utensils, lanterns, and spares parts, etc, etc.). On the day of the grand opening we pulled the kitchen out of the display and fed the reunion group lunch. The menu was beef tips with carrots, onions, mushrooms, new potatoes, fresh cooked asparagus, and biscuits for bread. All done on these 3 ranges. The biscuits were baked the night before in the square heads with the baking tray. We found that these stoves will burn for 6 hours on 2 gallons of white gas each. Be forewarned a square head will melt if the heat is too high. After the burner gets hot it will maintain pressure with only slight adjustments.
