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P/F-80 wingtip bomb attachment?


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Does anyone have any info on this "wingtip bomb" configuration on the P/F-80?

"The P-80 wing tip incorporated a shackle from which to hang a jettison-able fuel tank or 1,000-lb bomb (the requirement to do both dictated its location under the wing; otherwise the tank would have been mounted in-line on the wingtip to maximize the end-plate effect)."

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I guess it was not practical for a P/F-80 to carry 4 500-1000lb. bombs. It would need JATO/RATO just to get off the ground. Not to mention the loss of range...

Any further info? It looks coo/crazy enough to use on my Monogram kit.

Scott
CNJC-IPMS
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