The Beer Spitfire

[Gregory Paul]

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No, those are not drop tanks, they are beer kegs! This clever chap flew what<o:p></o:p>



had to be a very close contender for best fighter aircraft of WWII.<o:p></o:p>



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His unit was stationed in France shortly after D-Day. He had some reason to<o:p></o:p>



return to England, then returned to France with some unofficial "ordnance" under<o:p></o:p>



the wings of his Spitfire. When he came down from altitude, his "cargo" was chilled<o:p></o:p>



to just the right temperature for a hot June afternoon.<o:p></o:p>



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Needless to say, his aircraft received some of the best servicing work<o:p></o:p>



from grateful ground crews.<o:p></o:p>

[dadmod]

What a great idea!:applause::icon29:

[Henry]

must have been a relative!
H:guinness:

[Drzook]

That....is....AWESOME!!!!!
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We soooooo need one of these for our Esteemed Sim.

[Tako_Kichi]

I wonder if those are a couple of kegs of Spitfire Ale??????

http://www.spitfireale.co.uk/

I have always loved the way they advertise their beer too...check these out....

Cartoons: http://www.spitfireale.co.uk/advertising/cartoons.htm

Comic: http://www.spitfireale.co.uk/comic/index.php

Press Ads: http://www.spitfireale.co.uk/advertising/press_ads/press2004.htm?shopsession=01109fa9c2575eb1a298746d 61880696

TV Ads: http://www.spitfireale.co.uk/advertising/tv_ads/index.htm

[hewman100]

must have been a relative!
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H'in't you ever seen those pics before Henry?

I read a story about one pilot who decided to tranport some whiskey in his gun bays.

When he landed the ground crew were so on the ball, they rushed out to re-arm the aircraft, opened the quick release doors on the underside of the wings and promptly smashed his precious load as it fell to the ground!:monkies:

[FengZ]

haha, that's awesome!

I saw a similar thing in a magazine, except it was a toilet, and they actually dropped it on the enemy's position during Vietnam! too funny

-feng

[GT182]

Neccessity is the mother of invention. :d He's lucky he wasn't jumped by some "thirsty" 109 or 190, or he would have lost his precious cargo. ;) And think of the drag from thos 2 kegs...ouch.