Watering Can ??? No.....Very Very Rare....This Is A World War 2 Gooseneck Lamp Runaway Flare Metal

Never seen before .....This a rarely available genuine World War 2 Gooseneck Lamp Runaway Flare   1914 - 1945 Era   World War 2  1939 - 1945      Metal       Complete     In good vintage condition

Measurements : Total length including spout  470mm

                                         Height :  240mm                

                                          Diameter of paraffin holder 210mm

                                          Height of paraffin holder  190mm

                                          Length of spout ; 300mm

This type of flares were used by the RAF to light runways at night so that the pilots could land their aeroplanes in the dark.

Galvanized gooseneck flares had been used on airfields since the 1930's. Described as watering cans full of paraffin and with a wick set in their spouts, around twenty were placed along each edge of the runway with their spouts pointing downwind

Although pilots complained they produced a flickering light that sometimes difficult to see from the air, they were cheap and reliable. But  they could be tricky to extinguish quickly in the event of an air raid.

This is only available once in a lifetime !!!

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