As part of their "Inside the Archive" series, the National WASP WWII Museum profiled their Clarktor 6 tug, which was mentioned in a
previous post, in a recent Facebook post:
National WASP WWII Museum wrote:
“You Call, We Haul”
Of the many facets to keep airfield operations running, there are arguably none more appreciated than the aircraft tugs. Avenger Field, being abuzz with the activities of an airfield training pilots, has been equipped with the essential tools for flight operations. This includes the ubiquitous Airplane Tug. In this case, the tugs of Avenger Field were the Clarktor 6 Airplane Tug.
The Clarktor 6 Airplane Tug was an airplane tug that was adequate for the job of airfield operations. Power is generated from an Inline, Water Cooled, 6 cylinder 230cubic inch Gas engine that generated 63 horse power. While this seems meager compared to the engines of the aircraft they were designed to tow the tugs ease of use, and utility, provided the staff at Avenger Field the capacity to move aircraft around the airfield without the need for the aircrafts engines, or the hands and feet of many WASP trainees.
This tug can be spotted in, and around, the grassy museum flightline. Tugging planes to and fro as they’re in the process of being parked, or prepping for flight. So similar to the days when WASP flew the skies.
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On a housekeeping note, I have elected to change the name of this thread. Not too long after creating it, I soured on the "poetic" title I had given it. However, it was only recently that I learned I could rename a thread by changing the subject line of the first post.
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