THE THREAD!!!

[Grollub]

A variation of this was a long range fuel tank modified to carry beer instead of fuel. The modification even received the official designation Mod. XXX. Propaganda services were quick to pick up on this, which probably explains the official designation.

A staged shot of the Mod. XXX tank being filled.

[Grollub]

As a result, Spitfires equipped with Mod XXX or keg-carrying pylons were often sent back to Great-Britain for maintenance or liaison duties. They would then return to Normandy with full beer kegs fitted under the wings.

The Spitfire had very little ground clearance with the larger beer kegs.

[Grollub]

Typically, the British Revenue of Ministry and Excise stepped in, notifying the brewery that they were in violation of the law by exporting beer without paying the relevant taxes. It seems that Mod. XXX was terminated then, but various squadrons found different ways to refurbish their stocks. Most often, this was done with the unofficial approval of higher echelons.
In his book Dancing in the Skies, Tony Jonsson, the only Icelancer pilot in the RAF, recalled beer runs while he was flying with 65 Squadron. Every week a pilot was sent back to the UK to fill some cleaned-up drop tanks with beer and return to the squadron. Jonsson hated the beer runs as every man on the squadron would be watching you upon arrival. Anyone who made a rough landing and dropped the tanks would be the most hated man on the squadron for an entire week.

[Grollub]

Story is from this place http://ghostgrey.gaetanmarie.com/articles/2010/Modification%20XXX/Modification%20XXX%20-%20Beer-carrying%20Spitfires.htm

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Which is of course the intent of these assholes.

+1.

- 10,000,000 for the rest of us. [:(]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

Up to no good again I see.[;)]

NoDak: Aren't you supposed to be on your surfboard riding the wavecrest from that bursting dam?

Naw, looks like the dam is going to hold. So I got out and practiced panic and dispair for nothing.[:'(]

Yes, but how did you score in the "Rush out and buy bread, eggs, and milk" event? [:D]

[USSAmerica]

Good morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[Schanilec]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN. Good moring.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: USS America

Yes, but how did you score in the "Rush out and buy bread, eggs, and milk" event? [:D]

Meh. It's NoDak. There's a run on the stores for ammunition in cases like this. [;)]

[Schanilec]

I always have a couple of thousand rounds of ammo around the house. Haven't bought ammo for a few years now. Sheesh, I bet a .30-06 round must cost about $1.50 now.
Ding! Now I have to hit Cabela's tonight.[:)]

[Dixie]

Good evening chaps. [:)]

[alaviner]

Good afternoon Tithe [&o]

[Dixie]

I'd like to be able to say I am surprised by Facebook today. But it's pretty much exactly what I expected.

[Lecivius]

Yeah, FB is a monument to humans need of self importance.

[Chickenboy]

Dixie,

Here's a video montage of the Lancaster, Tornadoes and, finally, the Spitfire flyover of the dam. Don't know if you'd seen this version of the video yet.

http://www.military.com/video/aircraft/ ... 752195001/

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Schanilec

I always have a couple of thousand rounds of ammo around the house. Haven't bought ammo for a few years now. Sheesh, I bet a .30-06 round must cost about $1.50 now.
Ding! Now I have to hit Cabela's tonight.[:)]

.30-06 never got scarce so I don't think it went up much. In fact none of the "Long rifle" stuff (.300,.270, 8mm, etc) went scarce. Hand gun (esp .38 spec,9mm,380 and most of all .22LR ) disappeared completely ,for a long while. And .223/5.56 went scarce , but cme back at a huge price increase. But if you have .22lr or 9mm you can even trade it for gold! [:(]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Dixie,

Here's a video montage of the Lancaster, Tornadoes and, finally, the Spitfire flyover of the dam. Don't know if you'd seen this version of the video yet.

http://www.military.com/video/aircraft/ ... 752195001/

I have now, thanks. [:)]

I think it's an interesting touch that one of the Tornado pilots involved in the flypasts is a Dutch pilot on exchange to the RAF.

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: Grollub
A staged shot of the Mod. XXX tank being filled. [/size]

You can easily tell a staged shot of an aircraft. It'll have aircrew in it.

[Grollub]

Good evening friends.

[Grollub]

Hmm ... time to end the reign of terror.