fighters drop-tank in a french barn

fighters drop-tank in a french barn

In 2011 these 2 German 300 liters drop tanks were found in a barn of a French farm. Dropped in 1944. "Keine Bombe!" The farmer said; " I've just found these 2 german 300 liters drop tanks in a barn. The farmer remembered the drop of the tanks in a field near his farm in 1944 during a aerial fight . One is in Alloy, and the other one is steel. Is there a late type to save alloy during the war ?

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The alloy type still have about 40% of original paint with red markings ( Keine Bombe ! ) The both are in very good condition for a dropped tank and they were used by the farmer for a long time for gazoline tank for tractors." The tank was tightly secured on one point only: This being situated on central brace top and permiting a quick and easy release. Four inversed "T" peaces of metal where introduced one by one in the four slots we are taking about to avoid pitch-roll-yoke etc movements and firmly maintained in place by a strong spring (One "T", one spring) always in compression, of course. This design helped to release the tank Of course. I suppose those "T" had the capacity to turn around it's vertical axis when free, hence the difference between the two tanks.

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