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Old 25 August 2008, 05:08 PM   #1
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Flamethrower equiped aircraft?

I heard somwhere that the germans used flamethrowers on a few aircraft.Is their a photo or a story on this?I don't see how that would be pratical.
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Old 25 August 2008, 05:18 PM   #2
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where did you here this and no its not practical

all it would do is cause alot of death
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Old 25 August 2008, 05:19 PM   #3
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closest thing i can think of is modern napalm bombs
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Old 25 August 2008, 07:14 PM   #4
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Thumbs up German WW-1 aircraft-mounted flamethrower ?

Look here: German aircraft-mounted flamethrower .

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Old 25 August 2008, 08:09 PM   #5
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ok that makes more sense
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