I realize that the P-51 CoG was moved but,

[MiloMorai]

Originally Posted by mazex

Don't know - but I have read that the P-51:s that the Swedish airforce bought in 1945 had ash trays installed... In the land of political correctness (and in this case common sense sitting on tons of fuel (especially with the fuselage tank )) they where removed immediately

Maybe this is already known facts? Did other allied fighters have ash trays?

Galland had a cigar lighter installed in his 109 and the pilot of a 109 sat right on top of the fuel tank.

[sniperton]

Originally Posted by MiloMorai

Galland had a cigar lighter installed in his 109 and the pilot of a 109 sat right on top of the fuel tank.

Walter Lord in Incredible Victory (on Midway) quotes the recollections of American pilots who mention several times that they were smoking in the cockpit. Whether they used an ashtray is not communicated, though.