Well it's almost time for Speed Week in Bonneville...and Thanks to Bobby Green and Lucky Burton...Now I got a BAD CASE of DROP TANK DEMENTIA (A diesease also known as BellyTank BrainWash)! Ever since I saw the "OLD CROW" on the Salt...I've felt the need to own one (Or at least the beginnings of one)! Well given my Uncontrollable Obsessive Compulsive Nature, I also tend to go a little Overboard on my Quests! That leads me to where I am today...loaded up, but Strangely Satisfied! I do have a question for you though Bobby and Lucky...how do you cure this Maddening Diesease? But Seriously, I do need a little Tech help from you guys: I know that the Yellow Ones are from either a P-47 or a P-51...and I know that the Aluminum ones are from a F-100 (because they say it on them)...but what is the last one off of? It's Steel...kinda small...and has (2) attachment pylons! Any help would be Greatly Appreciated! Regards, Greg
aaaa! i want!! ALL of them... iv'e been hunting fro drop tanks for years.. i have everything i need except the tank!
One of the local county parks used to have a kiddy ride made out of tanks that looked a lot like those last ones. The had wings and a tail on them and hung from chains for kids to ride in a circle in. It's been over 50 years since I last saw them so they are probably long gone. <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">
I have one like the 3 there, its from an A-110 Super Sabre. Not sure on the little one, I'd make it into a go cart.. How long is it?
I'm curious about the yellow ones. I've been looking at 3 with those style plugs in the tail end. I would guess they are about 8 or 9 ft long.They are the same cl***ic shape of those, but they looked too small for a belly tanker. Were the P-51 and P-47 tanks usable on a some belly tankers? Were they the only tanks that looked like these? Any pics of one?
My understanding is that the P-47 and P-51 style were used initally...but because of their size...they could only accomadate small engines like a 4 cylindar or V-8 60 HP! That's part of the reason why the larger P-38 Style soon became the Tank of Choice! I'm sure Bobby or Lucky will post on here soon enough to clarify the history! Here's a few more photos of them! Enjoy!
The small steel one looks alot like the Navy ones used on Grumman Wildcats in shape anyway, though from memory they were a single pilon attachment? Doc.
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