UK 2669M Curtiss Cleveland ex AS469 ex USN SBC-4.jpg

[Joseph Testagrose]

[Netko]

On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:04:42 +0000, Joseph Testagrose wrote
(in article >):

Unusual to see an aircraft with a Maintenance Serial flying.

And my eyes can't make sense of that white blob under the front fuselage.
Can anyone help?

[Netko]

On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 18:09:05 +0000, DAN wrote
(in article >):

> On Fri, 4 Jan 2013 15:52:40 +0000, you wrote:
>
>
>> And my eyes can't make sense of that white blob under the front fuselage.
>> Can anyone help?
>
> A drop tank. See attached photos
>

Thanks - I'm convinced and your photo of the same aircraft removes all doubt.
I confess, however, that it still looks a bit odd to me, I think because of
the irregular markings on the tank combined with the contrast in colour
between the tank and the rest of the aircraft.