Hello:
Can anyone tell me the function of this German canteen?
thanks in advance.
German canteen?
German canteen?
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This very large bottle in the shape of a german water canteen is a rare piece of airforce equipment used by german WW2 airplane crews. This aluminium made bootle was painted yellow with "Benzin" on it in original and was for additional gasoline on board of aircrafts. This was not used for the engines. It was used for making a fire after a crashdown. It belonged to the rescue equipment in every german airplane.
The good one from my collection has lost the handle, but I have a bad one with no colour and handle for spares.
The good one from my collection has lost the handle, but I have a bad one with no colour and handle for spares.
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Re: German canteen?
Nice Luft aircraft piece known as survival canteen. timothy