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Hawker Typhoon drop tanks


johnd

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I've read that the 45 gallon drop tanks fitted to Typhoons were the same as the ones fitted to Hurricanes. I figured I could therefore take the ones from the old 1/72 Airfix MkI/II Hurrie kit and stick 'em on a Tiffie.

The trouble is I'm unsure whether the attachment pylons are the same and I can't find a decent photo of the real thing. I noticed that the Pavla and Airwaves aftermarket ones are different, the former look like the Hurricane ones, the latter have longer pylons going nearly to the rear of the tank. Maybe there were two different types?

John.

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