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[StartQuote] I only found one vague reference to fuel tank on the drawings Al. Check the title on drawing ELCO_Roll_5535-1_72SCAN_00252.pdf. It states "Lines and Offsets for Appendage Interior (?) Fuel Tank". Our group project book "An Administrative History of PT Boats" shows a picture of the P.P.S. / appendage on page 94 but I can find no mention of it in the text. It is in the section describing the Elcoplane. Now for everybody's favorite, wild conjecture. Judging by the title, what looks like a completely paneled interior, and quick release arrangement, a guess to its use would be an auxiliary fuel tank for long distance missions. Another guess (as to why no tank details) would be that they wanted to test the arrangement first before carrying it further. Any idea of what P.P.S. stands for? [EndQuote]
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