Warbird Information Exchange

Mark, as usual, awesome photos.

Is one (or both) of these from you?





Thanks again,
John

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"Experience is what you get, just after you needed it."

I don't want to hijack Mark's thread,but here a a few more for Gary:

This was taken in 1982 when I flew Tanker 65 on a CDF contract out of Portervile.I don't remember the location.Maybe Camarillo?



These were taken at Albuquerque in 1983 when I flew Evergreen's Tanker 22





Here's my c/p Chuck Ott with the fuel dipstick



This is one of oiling Tanker 68 in Alamogordo in 1980



This is at McCall in 1980



This was in Redmond sometime in the past 10 years

A small contribution- brand new WWII PR-3 Refueler, found in original crate. This was built by the E.O. Habhegger company in Philadelphia, which still makes petroleum handling equipment. Despite the original rubber, I wouldn't hesitate to use it- it is in that good of a condition. These were in all of the squadrons in WWII, and were used to pump from the fuel trailers shown being pulled behind the fuel trucks in a few photos.

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Larry to the contrary, thx for posting the photos. And FF outstanding stuff as well. thx both. Fun to sit back and read and see the great information coming in.

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Zero Surprise!!...

What an interesting find. But no way would I use that to pump fuel with no matter how good it looks. Rubber deteriorates just sitting. And rubber 70 years ago was not as durable or resistant to chemicals as it is today.

my kind of "gas passers"

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Great piece of equipment. Seems odd to see nice, solid hand tools like that (not made in China).