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Old March 29th 12, 02:44 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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On Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:53:32 +1100, Alan Erskine
wrote:

On 29/03/2012 10:37 PM, Joseph Testagrose wrote:


Why the hump?


It's a 1200 galon tank; one of 2 tested. My guess is that it was
intended to ferry fuel. The USAAF had some B-24s converted for this
purpose.