Ijust read on Modeling News that Airfix is releasing their 1/24 Spitfire as one of which were fitted with beer barrel drop tanks, to supply beer to thirsty British troops in Normandy. Is this even true?? Sounds rather “Monty
Python-ish”. Wouldn’t wooden beer barrels just smash on contact with the ground?
They wouldn’t smash as they weren’t dropped, the Spit landed with them.
But another Spit and in 1/24 Ho hum, at least I won’t be buying one.
Why don´t we Germans came up with such an idea? Would have boosted the moral along the frontlines? 
The Germans had a 40 foot trailer of Paulaner delivered to Camp Warehouse in Afghanistan.
The problem was, the units there at the time were from the north. They despised Paulaner. One night they offered me five cases, which I said was very generous. I said that might last the team a few days., and they said I misunderstood - we could have five cases every day.
Fünf Kästen am Tag? Respekt!
Genau. 5 mal 24.
“My great-uncle, Tommy, died of alcohol in Normandy, in WWll.”
“You mean he drank himself to death?”
“No, he got hit on the head by a beer keg dropped from 500 ft!” 
They did not drop them from the aircraft!.
Airfix were really bigging up this surprise announcement all week on social media. A lot were expecting something more interesting in the comments, like a new Halifax for example. Or something to tie in with the upcoming VJ-Day celebrations. A lot were guessing at a 1/24 Wildcat. Now that would have been good!
A lot of disappointment when it was revealed. I get that it makes them a quick buck from an existing tooling, but it’s been done already by other manufacturers in other scales. I can’t help but think they missed the boat with this last year though with the 80th anniversary of D-Day. It will at least make them a profit, that will hopefully be invested in new stuff for the next year or so.
The practice of delivering beer in kegs slung from hardpoints was found in the Pacific theatre as well; US pilots would take their planes up to 10,000 — 15,000 feet to get the kegs properly chilled; in the ETO, where British beer would be served at cellar temperature, not refrigerated, that part could be skipped, and the beer delivered via a more direct flight. (and the old joke that the reason why the British drink their beer warm is because they all have Lucas refrigerators)