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steve dickey
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I remember seing in a book sometime ago a pic of a P-40 with the drop tank mounted backwards, in North Africa I think. Does anybody know why this was done?
Jack do you have a pic of this?
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Ya it was a 80th FG P-40N. It's just backasswards :)

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There is a pic of this bird in the Squadron Signal "P-40" in action book and it is featured in the cover artwork as well.

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Jack Cook wrote:
Ya it was a 80th FG P-40N. It's just backasswards :)


Do you have any photos?
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