Need help recalling a fighter pilot's story

[Richie]

Originally Posted by winny

Can't help with that one..

However it did get me thinking about stuff in fighters that shouldn't be there..

When the first Spitfires were flown into Malta they had no ammo in the wings, all the space was filled with cigarettes.

Then there were the Spitfires modified to carry beer kegs under the wings.

Same kind of thing in Helmet Lipfert's book with 109s but the drop tanks were filled with beer.