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Judging from the German text of the sale I'd guess P-47? Neat find!

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US-manufactured 110 (US) gallon steel drop tank.

Originally intended as a belly tank for P-47s, in the 8AF its main use was as a P-51 wing tank during the second half of 1944.
Most supplies of these tanks went to the MTO and PTO.

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I wonder how far it fell?

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Wow!
An actual dropped, Drop tank! :D
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That would be fun to aquire!

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