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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
The problem with drop tanks is that, by and large, they have very similar appearance. As a result, distinguishing one from another by looking their general shape is particularly difficult. Even when it is possible to examine them up close, unless they are hung from a wing it can even be difficult to determine which aircraft they are associated with.
Furthermore, to the best of the webmaster's knowledge, there has been no dedicated tome published on the subject. Perhaps it is because they don't stir as much excitement as armament. Perhaps their disposable nature makes them easier to ignore. (Though, ironically, this same factor – combined with their intentionally non-destructive nature – means they are more likely to be encountered by the average person.{{efn|Yes, drop tanks have been used as improvised munitions, but their original goal and main purpose is simply to increase fuel capacity.}}) Whatever the reason, there is a paucity of information about them. This page is an attempt to address the issue.
=== Methodology and Formatting ===
This page was derived from a Word document with the name "Drop Tanks Types" (later "Models") that was created on 22 June 2023.
This page was derived from a Word document with the name "Drop Tanks Types" (later "Models") that was created on 22 June 2023.


When creating these tables, an effort was made to prioritize primary sources (e.g. stencils on unrestored tanks, manuals) over other references. The reasoning was twofold: First, primary sources are more likely to be technically specific (e.g. specific mark numbers) and include detailed information (e.g. manufacturer). Second, secondary sources are presumed to be more likely to introduce errors (e.g. conflating different models) as the information is reproduced.
When creating these tables, an effort was made to prioritize primary sources (e.g. stencils on unrestored tanks, manuals) over other references. The reasoning was twofold: First, primary sources are more likely to be technically specific (e.g. specific mark numbers) and include detailed information (e.g. manufacturer). Second, secondary sources are presumed to be more likely to introduce errors (e.g. conflating different models) as the information is reproduced.


As the official names are so variable, the entries are ordered according to capacity, rather than alphabetically. Note also that the volume used in the name of a drop tank is often the useable, and not the total, capacity.
As there are multiple cases of different models having the same capacity and as it is common to refer to any tank simply by its capacity, it is important to confirm that any two given documents are describing the same model. Ideally, this correlation would be achieved by verifying that both documents use an identical part number to specify their respective tanks. However, this is not always possible.
 
Unfortunately, as drop tanks are government furnished equipment (GFE), they are often not as well described as other manufacturer supplied parts in aircraft manuals. Furthermore, given that they were were inherently disposable and therefore no longer needed to be tracked once expended, it is likely that less care was given to identifying and marking them.
 
As the official names are so variable, the default sort order is based on capacity, rather than alphanumeric. Note also that the volume used in the name of a drop tank is often the useable, and not the total, capacity.
 
Not all dimensions are always provided. Most frequent is length. Some list both height and width, while others instead state diameter. If only one dimension is included, it is most likely length. If only two, it is likely length and diameter. If three, it is likely length, width and height.


Type is not referenced, as it is considered self-evident (i.e. functionally common knowledge).
Type is not referenced, as it is considered self-evident (i.e. functionally common knowledge).
Aircraft designations are listed in alphanumeric order within each entry.


== World War II ==
== World War II ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name !! Capacity !! Material !! Type !! Manufacturer !! Aircraft !! Comments
! Name !! Capacity !! Dimensions !! Material !! Type !! Manufacturer !! Aircraft !! Comments
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| Tank – 58 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="ACL-M-65">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=65 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 58-63 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-65" /> || Approximately 5 x 2 x 2 feet<ref name="ACL-M-65" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-65" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-65" /> || FM-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS">{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=David D. |title=American Stove Company During World War Two |url=http://www.usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/americanstovecompany.htm |website=The American Automobile Industry in World War Two |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=26 May 2024}}</ref>, F4F-4<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SBD-5<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SBD-6<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SB2C-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SB2C-2<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SBW<ref name="ACL-M-65" />, SBF<ref name="ACL-M-65" />, TBF-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, TBM-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" /> || Also known as MK 1, MOD 1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />
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| Tank – aux fuel belly type fibre 75 gal cap<ref name="ACL-DISL-1">{{cite book |title=Dead Items Stock List: Aircraft Auxiliary Fuel Tanks |date=8 July 1946 |page=1 |edition=Revision A |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/s03deadjwis |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || 75 gallons<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> || || Fiber<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> ||  || U.S. Rubber<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> ||  ||
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| Tank – aux fuel jettison 24 oz duck 75 gal cap<ref name="ACL-DISL-2">{{cite book |title=Dead Items Stock List: Aircraft Auxiliary Fuel Tanks |date=8 July 1946 |page=2 |edition=Revision A |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/s03deadjwis |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || 75 gallons<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> || || Cotton duck<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> ||  ||  ||  ||
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| Tank – aux fuel jettison alum 75 gal cap<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> || 75 gallons<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> || || Aluminum<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> ||  ||  ||  ||
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| Tank – 58 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="ACL-M-65">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=65 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 58-63 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-65" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-65" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-65" /> || FM-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS">{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=David D. |title=American Stove Company During World War Two |url=http://www.usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/americanstovecompany.htm |website=The American Automobile Industry in World War Two |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=26 May 2024}}</ref>, F4F-4<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SBD-5<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SBD-6<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SB2C-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SB2C-2<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, SBW<ref name="ACL-M-65" />, SBF<ref name="ACL-M-65" />, TBF-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />, TBM-1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" /> || Also known as MK 1, MOD 1<ref name="AAIWWT-AS" />
| Tank – 75 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)<ref name="ACL-M-66">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=66 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 75 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || Approximately 6 x 2 x 2 feet<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, Motor Metals Manufacturing<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, Midwest Manufacturing<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, Tappan Stove<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || P-39<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-40<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-51<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-63<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || Could be modified to drop survival equipment<ref>{{citation |title=General–Conversion of 75 Gallon Auxiliary Metal Fuel Tank Into Fighter Rescue Gear |date=30 January 1945 |page=1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/011222jwis |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref>
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| Tank – aux fuel belly type fibre 75 gal cap<ref name="ACL-DISL-1">{{cite book |title=Dead Items Stock List: Aircraft Auxiliary Fuel Tanks |date=8 July 1946 |page=1 |edition=Revision A |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/s03deadjwis |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || 75 gallons<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> || Fiber<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> ||  || U.S. Rubber<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> || ||  
| Mark 4<ref name="Ginter">{{cite book |last1=Ginter |first1=Steve |title=Grumman HU-16 Albatross |date=1984 |publisher=Steve Ginter |location=Simi Valley, California |isbn=0-942612-11-8 |page=16}}</ref> || 100 gallons<ref name="Ginter" /> || || || External ||  || Albatross{{efn|Exact model unclear from context.}}<ref name="Ginter" />, Corsair<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537">{{cite book |title=Erection and Maintenance Handbook: Navy Models: F4U-1, F3A-1, FG-1, F4U-1C, F4U-1D, FG-1D Airplanes |date=15 April 1946 |page=537 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/emf40145ha2 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> ||  
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| Tank – aux fuel jettison 24 oz duck 75 gal cap<ref name="ACL-DISL-2">{{cite book |title=Dead Items Stock List: Aircraft Auxiliary Fuel Tanks |date=8 July 1946 |page=2 |edition=Revision A |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/s03deadjwis |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || 75 gallons<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> || Cotton duck<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> || || || ||  
| Tank – 100 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="ACL-M-67">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=67 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 100 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || Approximately 7 x 2 x 2 feet<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, Aluminum Cooking Utensil<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || TBM<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, TBY<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, FR<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> ||  
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| Tank – aux fuel jettison alum 75 gal cap<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> || 75 gallons<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> || Aluminum<ref name="ACL-DISL-2" /> ||  ||  ||  ||  
| Tank (install), power plant fuel system – droppable{{efn|Name is taken from production drawing, so is very likely not official and therefore its use here is considered to essentially be placeholder.}}<ref name="ACL-55380">{{cite web |title=55380 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/55380 |access-date=4 September 2026 |date=September 1944}}</ref> || 100 gallons<ref name="ACL-55380" /> || || || External ||  || F3M-1, F8F-1, XF8F-1<ref name="ACL-55380" /> ||  
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| Tank – 75 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)<ref name="ACL-M-66">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=66 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 75 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, Motor Metals Manufacturing<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, Midwest Manufacturing<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, Tappan Stove<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || P-39<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-40<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-51<ref name="ACL-M-66" />, P-63<ref name="ACL-M-66" /> || Could be modified to drop survival equipment<ref>{{citation |title=General–Conversion of 75 Gallon Auxiliary Metal Fuel Tank Into Fighter Rescue Gear |date=30 January 1945 |page=1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/011222jwis |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref>
| 110 gallon tank – external, jettison, auxiliary fuel<ref name="BM-SF-A1">{{cite book |title=[Unknown] |publisher=Sargent Fletcher Company |page=A-1 |url=http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F235026357-anyone-got-the-132-tamiya-p-51dk-in-the-stash%2F=#comment-2813430 |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> || 110 U.S. gallons<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> || 88 x 25.45 inches<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> || Aluminum<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> || External || Sargent Fletcher<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> || P-38, P-47, P-51, P-61<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> ||  
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| Tank – 100 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="ACL-M-67">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=67 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 100 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, Aluminum Cooking Utensil<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || TBM<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, TBY<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, FR<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> ||  
| Tank – 110 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || 110 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || Approximately 7⅓ x 2 x 2 feet<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-68">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=68 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref>, Briggs Manufacturing<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Clark Equipment<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Clopay<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Firestone Steel Products<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Rudy Furnace<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || B-25<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-39<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-40<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-51<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-63<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> ||  
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| 110 gallon tank – external, jettison, auxiliary fuel<ref name="BM-SF-A1">{{cite book |title=[Unknown] |publisher=Sargent Fletcher Company |page=A-1 |url=http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F235026357-anyone-got-the-132-tamiya-p-51dk-in-the-stash%2F=#comment-2813430 |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> || 110 U.S. gallons<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> || Aluminum<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> || External || Sargent Fletcher<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> || P-38, P-47, P-51, P-61<ref name="BM-SF-A1" /> ||  
| [Auxiliary Fuel Tank]{{efn|Name is taken from manual, but is very likely not official and therefore its use here is considered to be placeholder.}}<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821">{{cite book |title=Technical Training Handbook of Service Instructions for the Model A-25A Airplane |date=15 July 1943 |publisher=St. Louis Plant, Airplane Division, Curtiss-Wright Corporation |pages=18, 21 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/apr20a25tswm4 |access-date=7 August 2026 |chapter=Section XVI: Fuel System}}</ref> || 130 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821" /> || || Aluminum<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821" /> || Internal || || A-25A<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821" /> ||  
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| Tank – 110 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || 110 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> || External || American Stove<ref name="ACL-M-68">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=68 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref>, Briggs Manufacturing<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Clark Equipment<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Clopay<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Firestone Steel Products<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, Rudy Furnace<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || B-25<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-39<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-40<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-51<ref name="ACL-M-67" />, P-63<ref name="ACL-M-67" /> ||
| Mark 5<ref name="ACL-33540-9">{{citation |title=Bomb & Drop Tank Intall., Useful Load, Rigging Diagram, Twin Pylon |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/33540/f4u/f4u-dwg-48-2?p=9 |publisher=Chance Vought Aircraft |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || || || External ||  || F4U-1D<ref name="BP-FBAJFT-8" />, F4U-4<ref name="BP-FBAJFT-8" />, F6F<ref name="BP-FBAJFT-8" />, F7F-2<ref name="BP-FBAJFT-8" />, FG-1D<ref name="BP-FBAJFT-8" /> || "Universal"<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />{{efn|According to claims of author of an article, the "universal" tank replaced the earlier aft pylon tanks for F6Fs, which had to have that configuration due to the oil cooler outlet door.<ref name="Thomason2019" /> Presumably, the "universal" name refers to the fact that it could be used by all navy aircraft.}}
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| [Auxiliary Fuel Tank]{{efn|Name is taken from manual, but is very likely not official and therefore its use here is considered to be placeholder.}}<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821">{{cite book |title=Technical Training Handbook of Service Instructions for the Model A-25A Airplane |date=15 July 1943 |publisher=St. Louis Plant, Airplane Division, Curtiss-Wright Corporation |pages=18, 21 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/apr20a25tswm4 |access-date=7 August 2026 |chapter=Section XVI: Fuel System}}</ref> || 130 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821" /> || Aluminum<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821" /> || Internal ||  || A-25A<ref name="ACL-TTHSIMA25A-1821" /> ||
| Mark 7<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || || || External || U.S. Rubber<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> || Corsair<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || Self-sealing<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />
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| Tank – 150 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=XLVII |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref>{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || 150 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII" />{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || ||  || Aluminom<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> ||  || Identification of manufacturer as connected to entry in index not confirmed, but believed based on fact that it was found in dead stock list and index lists it as not cataloged, presumably indicating it was removed
| Tank – 150 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=XLVII |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref>{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || 150 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII" />{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || || ||  || Aluminom<ref name="ACL-DISL-1" /> ||  || Identification of manufacturer as connected to entry in index not confirmed, but believed based on fact that it was found in dead stock list and index lists it as not cataloged, presumably indicating it was removed
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| Tank – 150 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (fiber)<ref name="ACL-M-68">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=68 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 150 U.S gallons<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || Fiber<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || External || Ohio Rubber<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || P-39<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, P-40<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> ||  
| Tank – 150 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (fiber)<ref name="ACL-M-68">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=68 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 150 U.S gallons<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || Approximately 6½ x 2 x 2 feet<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || Fiber<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || External || Ohio Rubber<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> || P-39<ref name="ACL-M-68" />, P-40<ref name="ACL-M-68" /> ||  
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| Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (knockdown)<ref name="ACL-M-69">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=69 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 165 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || Fiber<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || External || Ohio Rubber<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || P-38<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || Different tank is depicted in continuation of entry on following page
| Tank (install), power plant fuel system – droppable{{efn|Name is taken from production drawing, so is very likely not official and therefore its use here is considered to essentially be placeholder.}}<ref name="ACL-55380" /> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-55380" /> || || || External || Youngstown Steel Door<ref>{{cite book |title=Parts Catalog for Navy Models F8F-1, F8F-1B, F8F-1N, F8F-2, F8F-2N, F8F-2P Airplanes |date=1 May 1949 |page=507 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/f8fpc0185fd4 |access-date=4 September 2026}}</ref> || F3M-1, F8F-1, XF8F-1<ref name="ACL-55380" /> ||  
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| Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)<ref name="ACL-M-71">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=71 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 165 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || External || General Aircraft Equipment<ref name="ACL-M-72">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=72 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref>, Gibson Refrigerator<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Mackenzie Muffler<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, Mills Industries<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Tappan Stove<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Weber Showcase & Fixture<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Youngstown Steel Door<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || F4U-1D<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, F6F-3<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, P-38<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, P-61<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, PV-1<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || Replaced previous 165 gallon tank from Lockheed<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, table on second page lists products with manufacturer’s drawing number of “155-A” which suggests different capacity<ref name="ACL-M-72" />
| Tank assembly, fuel system, 160 gal. auxiliary droppable{{efn|Name is taken from production drawing, so is very likely not official and therefore its use here is considered to essentially be placeholder.}}<ref name="ACL-VS10303">{{citation |title=VS-10303 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/10303 |access-date=4 September 2026 |date=May 1943}}</ref> || 160 gallons<ref name="ACL-VS10303" /> || 101 11/32 inches<ref name="ACL-VS10303" /> || || External || || F3A-1, F4U-1, FG-1<ref name="ACL-VS10303" /> ||  
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| Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-175">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=175 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 175 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || Steel<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || External, slipper || Mackenzie Muffler<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || P-39<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> ||  
| Mark 6<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || 165 gallons<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> ''or'' 171 gallons<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || || || External || Lockheed<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> || Corsair<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || Discrepancy between sources may be the result of either different modifications or whether usable versus total capacity was described.
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| Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-176">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=176 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 175 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-176" /> || Steel<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || External, slipper || Motors Metal Manufacturing<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || P-39<ref name="AA-OEME-176" />, P-63<ref name="AA-OEME-176" /> ||  
| Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (knockdown)<ref name="ACL-M-69">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=69 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 165 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || Approximately 10¼ x 2½ x 2½ feet<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || Fiber<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || External || Ohio Rubber<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || P-38<ref name="ACL-M-69" /> || Different tank is depicted in continuation of entry on following page
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| Tank – 200 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII" />{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || 200 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII" />{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || || || ||  ||  
| Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)<ref name="ACL-M-71">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=71 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> || 165 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || Approximately 10¼ x 2½ x 2½ feet<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || Steel<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || External || General Aircraft Equipment<ref name="ACL-M-72">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=72 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref>, Gibson Refrigerator<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Mackenzie Muffler<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, Mills Industries<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Tappan Stove<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Weber Showcase & Fixture<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Youngstown Steel Door<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || F4U-1D<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, F6F-3<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, P-38<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, P-61<ref name="ACL-M-71" />, PV-1<ref name="ACL-M-71" /> || Replaced previous 165 gallon tank from Lockheed<ref name="ACL-M-71" />; table on second page lists products with manufacturer’s drawing number of "155-A" which suggests different capacity<ref name="ACL-M-72" />; for more information, see [http://www.archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1943-06-01/page/n66 magazine article]
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| Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal<ref name="AA-OEME-178">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=178 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 250 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> || Duralumin<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> || Internal || Glenn L. Martin Aviation<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> || B-26<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> ||  
| Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-175">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=175 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 175 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || Approximately 6 feet, 8 inches x 3 feet, 6 inches x 2 feet<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || Steel<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || External, slipper || Mackenzie Muffler<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || P-39<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> ||  
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| Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal<ref name="AA-OEME-179">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=179 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 250 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> || Steel<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> || Internal || Motors Metal Manufacturing<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> || B-26<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> ||  
| Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-176">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=176 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 175 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-176" /> || Approximately 6 feet x 3 feet, 6 inches x 2 feet<ref name="AA-OEME-176" /> || Steel<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || External, slipper || Motors Metal Manufacturing<ref name="AA-OEME-175" /> || P-39<ref name="AA-OEME-176" />, P-63<ref name="AA-OEME-176" /> ||  
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| Tank – 260 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing<ref name="AA-OEME-180">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=180 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 260 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> || || Internal || Goodyear Tire & Rubber<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> || B-36<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> ||  
| Tank – 200 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII" />{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || 200 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-XLVII" />{{efn|This specific tank not cataloged.}} || || || || || ||  
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| Tank – 300 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-177">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=177 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-177" /> || || External, teardrop || Lockheed<ref name="AA-OEME-177" /> || P-38<ref name="AA-OEME-177" /> ||  
| Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal<ref name="AA-OEME-178">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=178 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 250 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> || Approximately 67 x 47 x 22 inches<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> || Duralumin<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> || Internal || Glenn L. Martin Aviation<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> || B-26<ref name="AA-OEME-178" /> ||  
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| Tank – 310 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || 310 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || Plywood or aluminum<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || External, teardrop || Aero Crafts<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Gillespie Furniture<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Northwestern Aeronautical<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || P-38<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, P-61<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> ||  
| Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal<ref name="AA-OEME-179">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=179 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 250 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> || Approximately 67 x 47 x 22 inches<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> || Steel<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> || Internal || Motors Metal Manufacturing<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> || B-26<ref name="AA-OEME-179" /> ||  
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| Tank – 400 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing<ref name="AA-OEME-181">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=181 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 400 gallons || Rubber and fiber<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> || Internal || Goodyear Tire & Rubber<ref name="AA-OEME-181" />, B. F. Goodrich<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> || B-24<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> ||  
| Tank – 260 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing<ref name="AA-OEME-180">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=180 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 260 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> || Approximately 75 x 45 x 23 inches<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> || || Internal || Goodyear Tire & Rubber<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> || B-26<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> ||  
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| Unknown || 50 U.S. gallons<ref name="F-GTT">{{cite web |last1=Takeuchi |first1=Gary T. |title=[Drop Tank] |url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/50393882@N00/3144139181 |website=Flickr |access-date=23 August 2023 |date=27 December 2008}}</ref> || || External || U.S. Rubber<ref name="F-GTT" /> || SBD-5<ref name="F-GTT" /> ||  
| [Bomb Bay Droppable Fuel Tank]{{efn|Name is taken from manual, but is very likely not official and therefore its use here is considered to be placeholder.}}<ref name="ACL-TBM3AIIIA-233242">{{cite book |title=Preliminary Erection and Maintenance Instructions: TBM-3 Avenger III Airplanes |date=August 1944 |pages=233, 235–242 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan5tbmwwalk |access-date=7 August 2026}}</ref> || 275 gallons<ref name="ACL-TBM3AIIIA-233242" /> || || Aluminum<ref name="ACL-TBM3AIIIA-233242" /> || Internal ||  || TBM-3<ref name="ACL-TBM3AIIIA-233242" /> || A somewhat comparable non-droppable 212 gallon tank also existed.<ref name="ACL-TBM3AIIIA-233242" />
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| Unknown || 75 gallons || || External || || ||  
| Tank – 300 gallon droppable fuel<ref name="AA-OEME-177">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=177 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="AA-OEME-177" /> || Approximately 13 x 3 x 3 feet<ref name="AA-OEME-177" /> || || External, teardrop || Lockheed<ref name="AA-OEME-177" /> || P-38<ref name="AA-OEME-177" /> ||  
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| Unknown<ref name="BAW-EPHS">{{cite magazine |last=Lane |first=John |date=March 2014 |title=Every Problem Has a Solution |magazine=Britain at War}}</ref> || 108 or 110 gallons || Paper<ref name="BAW-EPHS" /> || External || || ||  
| Tank – 310 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || 310 U.S. gallons<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || Approximately 13 x 3 x 3 feet<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || Plywood or aluminum<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || External, teardrop || Aero Crafts<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Gillespie Furniture<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, Northwestern Aeronautical<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> || P-38<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, P-47<ref name="ACL-M-72" />, P-61<ref name="ACL-M-72" /> ||  
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| Unknown<ref name="ACL-33540-9">{{citation |title=Bomb & Drop Tank Intall., Useful Load, Rigging Diagram, Twin Pylon |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/33540/f4u/f4u-dwg-48-2?p=9 |publisher=Chance Vought Aircraft |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> || || External || || || “Universal”<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />
| Tank – 400 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing<ref name="AA-OEME-181">{{cite book |title=Index of Army and Navy Aeronautical Equipment |volume=3 |page=181 |access-date=23 August 2023 |chapter=Oxygen Equipment/Miscellaneous Equipment |chapter-url=http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1343/9895/files/Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_3_-_Miscellaneous_Equipment_f651c07e-308e-4931-818b-f3df8e325fff.pdf}}</ref> || 400 gallons || Approximately 76 x 58 x 26 inches<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> || Rubber and fiber<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> || Internal || Goodyear Tire & Rubber<ref name="AA-OEME-181" />, B. F. Goodrich<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> || B-24<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> ||
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| Unknown<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> ||  || External || U.S. Rubber<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> || || Self-sealing<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />
| Unknown || 50 U.S. gallons<ref name="MOF-IEMMSBD-5A-438439">{{cite book |title=Instructions for the Erection and Maintenance of the Model SBD-5 Airplane |date=1 November 1943 |publisher=El Segundo Plant, Douglas Aircraft Company |location=El Segundo, California |pages=438–439 |url=http://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/29888 |access-date=7 August 2026}}</ref> || || Armite<ref name="MOF-IEMMSBD-5A-438439" /> || External || U.S. Rubber<ref>{{cite web |last1=Takeuchi |first1=Gary T. |title=[Drop Tank] |url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/50393882@N00/3144139181 |website=Flickr |access-date=23 August 2023 |date=27 December 2008}}</ref> || SBD-5<ref name="MOF-IEMMSBD-5A-438439" /> || Possibly MK 1, MOD 0
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| Unknown<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> || 165 gallons<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> || || External || Lockheed<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /> ||  ||  
| Unknown || 75 gallons || || || External || ||  ||  
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| Tank Assem. – Fuel bomb bay droppable<ref name="ACL-APGB-389">{{cite book |title=Airplane Parts Catalog for Army Models: B-25H and B-25J; Navy Models: PBJ-1H and PBJ-1J; and British Model Mitchell III |date=20 June 1944 |page=389 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/apcb25a |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || 335 gallons<ref name="ACL-HMIB-5-27">{{cite book |title=Handbook [of] Maintenance Instructions: USAF Series B-25J, TB-25J, TB-25L, TB-25L-1 and TB-25N Aircraft |date=15 July 1958 |page=5-27 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan13b25fkoh |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> ||  || Internal ||  || B-25H<ref name="ACL-APGB-389" />, B-25J<ref name="ACL-HMIB-5-27" /> ||  
| Unknown<ref name="BAW-EPHS">{{cite magazine |last=Lane |first=John |date=March 2014 |title=Every Problem Has a Solution |magazine=Britain at War}}</ref> || 108 or 110 gallons || || Paper<ref name="BAW-EPHS" /> || External ||  ||  ||  
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| Unknown || 585 gallons<ref name="ACL-MMBA">{{cite book |title=Maintenance Manual [for] B-25C and B-25D Airplanes |publisher=Field Service Department, North American Aviation, Inc. |location=Inglewood, California |page=H-6 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/hugemmb251a}}</ref> || || Internal ||  || B-25C<ref name="ACL-MMBA" />, B-25D<ref name="ACL-MMBA" /> ||  
| Tank Assem. – Fuel bomb bay droppable<ref name="ACL-APGB-389">{{cite book |title=Airplane Parts Catalog for Army Models: B-25H and B-25J; Navy Models: PBJ-1H and PBJ-1J; and British Model Mitchell III |date=20 June 1944 |page=389 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/apcb25a |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || 335 gallons<ref name="ACL-HMIB-5-27">{{cite book |title=Handbook [of] Maintenance Instructions: USAF Series B-25J, TB-25J, TB-25L, TB-25L-1 and TB-25N Aircraft |date=15 July 1958 |page=5-27 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan13b25fkoh |access-date=23 August 2023}}</ref> || || || Internal ||  || B-25H<ref name="ACL-APGB-389" />, B-25J<ref name="ACL-HMIB-5-27" /> ||  
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| Unknown<ref name="TTD-THT">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=Grumman F6F Hellcat Belly Tank |url=http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2019/09/grumman-f6f-hellcat-belly-tank.html |website=Tailhook Topics Drafts |access-date=23 August 2023 |date=9 September 2019}}</ref> || || || External ||  || F6F<ref name="TTD-THT" /> ||
| Unknown || 585 gallons<ref name="ACL-MMBA">{{cite book |title=Maintenance Manual [for] B-25C and B-25D Airplanes |publisher=Field Service Department, North American Aviation, Inc. |location=Inglewood, California |page=H-6 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/hugemmb251a}}</ref> || || || Internal ||  || B-25C<ref name="ACL-MMBA" />, B-25D<ref name="ACL-MMBA" /> ||
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| Unknown<ref name="Thomason2019">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=Grumman F6F Hellcat Belly Tank |url=http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2019/09/grumman-f6f-hellcat-belly-tank.html |website=Tailhook Topics Drafts |access-date=23 August 2023 |date=9 September 2019}}</ref> || 150 gallons<ref>{{cite book |title=Preliminary Handbook of Erection and Maintenance Instructions Navy Model: F6F-3, F6F-3N, F6F-5, F6F-5N; British Models Hellcat I, Hellcat II Airplanes |date=1 June 1945 |pages=169, 171 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/sept2f6fggow |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref> || || || External ||  || F6F<ref name="Thomason2019" /> || Appears to be pictured on page 70 of the ''Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment'', but no details listed and contradictorily included as continuation of same entry as visually different tank for P-38.<ref name="ACL-M-70">{{cite book |title=Index of Army-Navy Aeronautical Equipment |date=10 July 1945 |page=70 |access-date=21 August 2026 |chapter=Miscellaneous |chapter-url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jwisanmisc}}</ref> Note also that shape of the leading edge of the pylon changed from a curved slope to a right angle at some point during production.{{efn|The change presumably was made to simplify manufacture.}} Later, after the aforementioned change, the way the two halves of the tank were joined was modified so that they went from having a vertical to a horizontal flange.<ref name="Thomason2019" />
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== Postwar ==
== Postwar ==
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! Name !! Capacity !! Material !! Type !! Manufacturer !! Aircraft !! Comments
! Name !! Capacity !! Dimensions !! Material !! Type !! Manufacturer !! Aircraft !! Comments
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| External Auxiliary 60 Gal. Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions with Illustrated Parts Breakdown: External Auxiliary 60 Gal. Fuel Tank |date=1 May 1964 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam9 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 60 gallons<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1" /> || 74½ x 18 5/16 inches<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1" /> || || External || Kellett Aircraft<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1" /> ||  ||
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| Mark 10<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || 100 gallons<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || || || External ||  || Corsair<ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> ||
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| Fuel Tank Assembly (150 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: Fuel Tank Assembly (150 Gallon) |date=1 July 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam19 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" /> || || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" /> ||  || Also known as Aero 1A and Aero 1C<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" />
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| Mark 12<ref name="Ginter" /> || 150 gallons<ref name="Ginter" /> || || || External ||  || Albatross{{efn|Exact model unclear from context.}}<ref name="Ginter" /> ||
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| Unknown<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F7U-3P "Cutlass" |date=15 May 1955 |page=[2] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F7U-3P_SAC_-_15_May_1955.pdf |access-date=6 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014194454/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F7U-3P_SAC_-_15_May_1955.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}</ref> || 150 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || || || External ||  || F7U-3M<ref name="AW-SACF7U3M-2">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F7U-3M "Cutlass" |date=15 May 1955 |page=[2] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F7U-3M_Cutlass_SAC_-_15_May_1955.pdf |access-date=6 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014173244/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F7U-3M_Cutlass_SAC_-_15_May_1955.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}</ref>, F7U-3P<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> ||
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| External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Parts Catalog: External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity |date=15 January 1951 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 165 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> || || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> ||  ||
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| Unknown || 170 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F2H-3, -4 "Banshee" |date=1 May 1951 |page=[3] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |access-date=20 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014190910/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}. Capacities listed on the third page are total for all types of said tank on airplane. Therefore, the listed capacity of 340 gallons is divided across two tanks, giving each tank a total of 170 gallons.</ref><ref name="Thomason2017">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=F2H-3/4 Tip Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/03/f2h-34-tip-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=20 October 2026 |date=11 March 2017}}</ref> || || || External, wingtip ||  || F2H-3<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" />, F2H-4<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" /> || Nose and tail of "tanks" are empty aerodynamic fairings and fuel is carried only in center "capsule".<ref name="Thomason2017" />
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| Unknown<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || 220 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || || || External, slipper ||  || F7U-3M<ref name="AW-SACF7U3M-2" />, F7U-3P<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || The pod is not described as droppable on the Significant Aircraft Characteristics sheets, but it is according to a [http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/08/relying-on-museum-examples-for-detail.html blog post]. According to the same source, the pod could be replaced with a similar example that carried 2.75-inch fin folding rockets.
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| 230-Gallon Centerline Tip Tank<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Model T2V-1 230-Gallon Centerline Tip Tank |date=1 April 1959 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam2 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 230 gallons<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || || || External, wingtip || Lockheed Aircraft<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || T2V-1<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || For more information, see [http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2025/12/lockheed-t-33-tip-tank.html blog post]
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| Unknown<ref name="AW-SACF7U1-2">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F7U-1 "Cutlass" |date=1 June 1949 |page=[2] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F7U-1_Cutlass_SAC_-_1_June_1949.pdf |access-date=6 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014160735/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F7U-1_Cutlass_SAC_-_1_June_1949.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}</ref> || 250 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF7U1-2" /> || || || External ||  || F7U-1<ref name="AW-SACF7U1-2" /> ||
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| External Jettison Fuel Tank 255 Gallon Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: External Jettison Fuel Tank 255 Gallon Capacity |date=13 September 1950 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june15fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 255 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1" /> || || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1" /> ||  ||
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| Mark 8, Mod 0<ref name="AL-FH-50">{{cite book |title=Flight Handbook: Navy Models UF-2, UF-2G Aircraft |date=15 July 1961 |page=50 |url=http://www.avialogs.com/aircraft-g/grumman/item/102742-navweps-01-85ac-1-flight-handbook-uf-2-uf-2g-albatross |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> || 295 gallons{{efn|name=serviced|Fully serviced, not usable fuel.}}<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || || || External ||  || UF-2, UF-2G<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> ||
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| External Auxiliary 60 Gal. Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions with Illustrated Parts Breakdown: External Auxiliary 60 Gal. Fuel Tank |date=1 May 1964 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam9 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 60 gallons<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1" /> || || External || Kellett Aircraft<ref name="ACL-EA60GFT-1" /> || ||
| 300 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank (Long Tail) Aero 1D<ref name="Thomason2011">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=Douglas Low-drag External Fuel Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=31 July 2011}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="Thomason2011" /> || || || External || || A-6, A-7, AD, A2D, A4D, F3D, F4D, S-3<ref name="Thomason2011" /> || Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of blog post, name unclear, for additional discussion of dimensions, see [http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/85502-evaluating-trumpeter-aero-1d-external-fuel-tanks forum thread]
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| Mark 4<ref name="Ginter">{{cite book |last1=Ginter |first1=Steve |title=Grumman HU-16 Albatross |date=1984 |publisher=Steve Ginter |location=Simi Valley, California |isbn=0-942612-11-8 |page=16}}</ref> || 100 gallons<ref name="Ginter" /> || || External ||  || Albatross{{efn|Exact model unclear from context.}} ||  
| Fuel Tank Assembly (300 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Fuel Tank Assembly (300 Gallon) |date=15 June 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam15 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" /> || 202{{efn|With bob tail installed.}} or 227{{efn|With tail cone installed.}} inches<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" /> || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" /> ||  || Also known as Aero 1A and Aero 1B<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" />
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| Tank, Fuel, Aircraft, External, Removable, Type 1<ref name="Spennemann">{{cite web |last1=Spennemann |first1=Dirk H.R. |title=Secondary Use of Artefacts and the Development of a New Historical Context: An Example of the Jet Age |url=http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/B24/Drop_Tanks.html |website=Digital Micronesia |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=1995}}</ref> || 120 gallons<ref name="Spennemann" /> || || External || Shin Meiwa Industry<ref name="Spennemann" /> || F-86<ref name="Spennemann" /> || Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article
| Mark 8, Mod 1<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || 304 gallons{{efn|name=serviced}}<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || || || External || || UF-2, UF-2G<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> ||  
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| Fuel Tank Assembly (150 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: Fuel Tank Assembly (150 Gallon) |date=1 July 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam19 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 150 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" /> || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" /> || || Also known as Aero 1A and Aero 1C<ref name="ACL-FTA150G-T1" />
| 370 Gallon Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions: 370 Gallon Fuel Tanks |date=15 November 1964 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam5 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 370 gallons<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1" /> || 240 x 26 inches<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1" /> || || External || Royal Industries<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1" /> ||  ||
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| Mark 12<ref name="Ginter" /> || 150 gallons<ref name="Ginter" /> || || External || || Albatross{{efn|Exact model unclear from context.}} ||
| 370 Gallon Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-370GTEPA-T1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul with Parts Breakdown: 370 Gallon Tank and Ejector Pylon Assembly |date=1 February 1966 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam33 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 370 gallons<ref name="ACL-370GTEPA-T1" /> || 240 x 25.5 inches<ref name="ACL-370GTEPA-T1" /> || || External || Sargent-Fletcher<ref name="ACL-370GTEPA-T1" /> || F-4B, F-4C<ref name="ACL-370GTEPA-T1" /> || These tanks can be identified by a single flange on the lower left side according to a [http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2013/06/things-under-wings-f4h-f-4-phantom.html blog post].
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| External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Parts Catalog: External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity |date=15 January 1951 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 165 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> || ||
| 400 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank<ref name="Thomason2011" /> || 400 gallons<ref name="Thomason2011" /> || || || External || || A4D<ref name="Thomason2011" /> || Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of blog post, name unclear
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| 230-Gallon Centerline Tip Tank<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Model T2V-1 230-Gallon Centerline Tip Tank |date=1 April 1959 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam2 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 230 gallons<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || || External, wingtip || Lockheed Aircraft<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> || T2V-1<ref name="ACL-MT2V230GCTT-T1" /> ||
| Fuel Tank Assembly (400 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Fuel Tank Assembly (400 Gallon) |date=15 June 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam16 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 400 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1" /> || 221 inches<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1" /> || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1" /> || || May be identical to 400 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank
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| External Jettison Fuel Tank 255 Gallon Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: External Jettison Fuel Tank 255 Gallon Capacity |date=13 September 1950 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june15fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 255 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1" /> || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT255GC-T1" /> ||  ||
| 600 Gallon Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions: 600 Gallon Fuel Tanks |date=15 April 1965 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam7 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 600 gallons<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1" /> || 260 x 34½ inches<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1" /> || || External || Royal Industries<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1" /> ||  || These tanks were likely used on the F4H according to a [http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2013/06/things-under-wings-f4h-f-4-phantom.html blog post].
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| Mark 8, Mod 0<ref name="AL-FH-50">{{cite book |title=Flight Handbook: Navy Models UF-2, UF-2G Aircraft |date=15 July 1961 |page=50 |url=http://www.avialogs.com/aircraft-g/grumman/item/102742-navweps-01-85ac-1-flight-handbook-uf-2-uf-2g-albatross |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref> || 295 gallons{{efn|Fully serviced, not usable fuel.}}<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || || External || || UF-2, UF-2G<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> ||  
| External Centerline Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12">{{cite book |title=Overhaul: External Centerline Fuel Tank |date=1 December 1965 |pages=title, 1-1/1-2 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam34 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 600 gallons<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12" /> || 260 x 35 inches<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12" /> || || External || McDonnell Aircraft<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12" /> ||  ||  
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| 300 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank (Long Tail) Aero 1D<ref name="Thomason">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=Douglas Low-drag External Fuel Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=31 July 2011}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="Thomason" /> || || External || || A-6, A-7, AD, A2D, A4D, F3D, F4D, S-3<ref name="Thomason" /> || Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article, name unclear, for additional discussion of dimensions, see [http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/85502-evaluating-trumpeter-aero-1d-external-fuel-tanks forum thread]
| Centerline Wing Tip Tank<ref name="ACL-CWTT-T1">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: Centerline Wing Tip Tank |date=1 December 1958 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam14 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || || || || External, wingtip || Fletcher Aviation{{efn|Under license from Lockheed Aircraft.}}<ref name="ACL-CWTT-T1" /> || ||
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| Fuel Tank Assembly (300 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Fuel Tank Assembly (300 Gallon) |date=15 June 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam15 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 300 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" /> || || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" /> ||  || Also known as Aero 1A and Aero 1B<ref name="ACL-FTA300G-T1" />
| Unknown || 120 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External || Pastushin Aviation<ref name="Proxibid">{{cite web |title=Korean War North American F-86 Sabre Drop Tank |url=http://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/50390679/korean-war-north-american-f86-sabre-drop-tank |website=Proxibid |access-date=21 August 2026 |date=12 October 2019}}</ref>, Shin Meiwa Industry<ref name="Spennemann">{{cite web |last1=Spennemann |first1=Dirk H.R. |title=Secondary Use of Artefacts and the Development of a New Historical Context: An Example of the Jet Age |url=http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/B24/Drop_Tanks.html |website=Digital Micronesia |access-date=26 March 2024 |date=1995}}</ref> || F-86E<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type I (knockdown kit, not in-flight refuellable, fuel dumping system)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /><ref name="VMFA251-FHNMFJ3A-1395" />{{efn|name=type|The "type" of F-86/FJ drop tanks is unrelated to capacity. Any type can be any capacity. It instead describes whether they come preassembled and/or can be refueled in flight.<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120">{{cite book |title=Flight Handbook USAF Series F-86E Aircraft |date=26 November 1956 |pages=1-19–1-20 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan28f86ssch3 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref><ref name="VMFA251-FHNMFJ3A-1395">{{cite book |title=Flight Handbook: Navy Model FJ-3, FJ-3M Aircraft |date=1 August 1957 |pages=13, 95 |url=http://www.vmfa251.org/pdffiles/Fury%20Manual.pdf |access-date=20 October 2026 |via=VMFA-251}}</ref>}}; manufacturer's part number 136-10000-1<ref name="Proxibid" /> or 223-0000<ref name="Spennemann" /> or ''possibly'' 161-48250-31{{efn|This part number refers to a 120 gallon tank. It is presumed to be either a type I or type II based on the fact that the illustrations in the manual show a tank that can be disassembled into sections. It is stated to have been superseded by 172-48250, which could correspond to a type II, type III or type IV depending on whether the improvement that prompted the transition to the latter was in-flight refueling capability or pre-assembly. Note that North American's "161" charge code refers to the F-86A, while "172" refers to the F-86F-1 through F-86F-15.}}<ref name="ACL-IPBUSF86EA-5255">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: USAF Series F-86E Aircraft |date=11 November 1955 |pages=52–55 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan28f86ssch2 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref>; a key recognition feature for distinguishing between the 120 and 200 gallon tanks is that the tail fins meet in the middle behind the tank proper on the former, while they do not on the latter.
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| Mark 8, Mod 1<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || 304 gallons{{efn|Fully serviced, not usable fuel.}}<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> || || External ||  || UF-2, UF-2G<ref name="AL-FH-50" /> ||
| Unknown || 120 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External ||  || F-86E<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type II (knockdown kit, in-flight refuellable, no fuel dumping system)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /><ref name="VMFA251-FHNMFJ3A-1395" />{{efn|name=type}}
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| 370 Gallon Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions: 370 Gallon Fuel Tanks |date=15 November 1964 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam5 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 370 gallons<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1" /> || || External || Royal Industries<ref name="ACL-370GFT-T1" /> || F-4B, F-4C<ref>{{cite book |title=Overhaul with Parts Breakdown: 370 Gallon Tank and Ejector Pylon Assembly |date=1 February 1966 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam33 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> ||
| Unknown || 120 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External ||  || F-86E<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type III (pre-assembled)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />{{efn|name=type}}
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| 400 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank<ref name="Thomason" /> || 400 gallons<ref name="Thomason" /> || || External ||  || A4D<ref name="Thomason" /> || Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article, name unclear
| Unknown || 120 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External ||  || F-86E<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type IV (pre-assembled)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />{{efn|name=type}}
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| Fuel Tank Assembly (400 Gallon)<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1">{{cite book |title=Handbook Overhaul Instructions: Fuel Tank Assembly (400 Gallon) |date=15 June 1960 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam16 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 400 gallons<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1" /> ||  || External || Douglas Aircraft<ref name="ACL-FTA400G-T1" /> || || May be identical to 400 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank
| Unknown || 200 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External ||  || F-86E-15<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type I (knockdown kit, not in-flight refuellable, fuel dumping system)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /><ref name="VMFA251-FHNMFJ3A-1395" />{{efn|name=type}}; manufacturer's part number ''possibly'' 176-48250-1{{efn|Left and right hand tank part numbers are identical except for the final digit being a "1" and "2", respectively.}}{{efn|This part number refers to a 200 gallon tank. It is presumed to be either a type I or type II based on the fact that the illustrations in the manual show a tank that can be disassembled into sections. It is stated to have been superseded by 176-48250-31, which could correspond to a type II, type III or type IV depending on whether the improvement that prompted the transition to the latter was in-flight refueling capability or pre-assembly. Note that North American's "176" charge code refers to the F-86F-20 and -25.}}<ref name="ACL-IPBUSF86EA-5255" />
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| 600 Gallon Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1">{{cite book |title=Overhaul Instructions: 600 Gallon Fuel Tanks |date=15 April 1965 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam7 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 600 gallons<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1" /> ||  || External || Royal Industries<ref name="ACL-600GFT-T1" /> ||  ||
| Unknown || 200 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External ||  || F-86E-15<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type II (knockdown kit, in-flight refuellable, no fuel dumping system)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /><ref name="VMFA251-FHNMFJ3A-1395" />{{efn|name=type}}
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| External Centerline Fuel Tank<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12">{{cite book |title=Overhaul: External Centerline Fuel Tank |date=1 December 1965 |pages=title, 1-1/1-2 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam34 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 600 gallons<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12" /> || || External || McDonnell Aircraft<ref name="ACL-ECFT-T12" /> ||  ||
| Unknown || 200 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External || || F-86E-15<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type III (pre-assembled)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />{{efn|name=type}}
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| Centerline Wing Tip Tank<ref name="ACL-CWTT-T1">{{cite book |title=Illustrated Parts Breakdown: Centerline Wing Tip Tank |date=1 December 1958 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam14 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> ||  ||  || External, wingtip || Fletcher Aviation{{efn|Under license from Lockheed Aircraft.}}<ref name="ACL-CWTT-T1" /> ||  ||
| Unknown || 200 gallons<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || || || External ||  || F-86E-15<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" /> || Type IV (pre-assembled)<ref name="ACL-FHUSF86EA-119120" />{{efn|name=type}}
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* 75 gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/j14genjw66
* 75 gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/j14genjw66
* 75, 110 gallon, American, WWII: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/p-51-b-c-108-galon-drop-tanks.12969/#post-348891
* 75 gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/87-427-1000
** Production drawing
* 75 gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/87-427-1001
** Production drawing
* 75/110 gallon, American, WWII: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/p-51-b-c-108-galon-drop-tanks.12969/#post-348891
* 75/150 gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/87-45-508
** Production drawing
* 150 gallon, American, WWII: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/belly-tank-question.441139/#post-4845526
* 150 gallon, American, WWII: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/belly-tank-question.441139/#post-4845526
* 150 gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/87-45-909
** Production drawing
* 150 gallon, American, postwar: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2016/09/things-under-wings-post-war-external.html
* 150 gallon, American, postwar: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2016/09/things-under-wings-post-war-external.html
* 150 liter, Japanese, WWII: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/80317-mitsubishi-zero-drop-tanks-hasegawa-a6m7-configuration/page/2/#comment-1131197
* 150 liter, Japanese, WWII: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/80317-mitsubishi-zero-drop-tanks-hasegawa-a6m7-configuration/page/2/#comment-1131197
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* 45 gallon, paper: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2012/05/barracudacast-br32016-132-p-51d-mustang.html
* 45 gallon, paper: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2012/05/barracudacast-br32016-132-p-51d-mustang.html
* 50 gallon, American, WWII: http://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/29888#idx283853
** In E&M manual, shows markings
* 52 gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/s9p41jwis13?p=104
** From service handbook
* 52 Gallon, American, WWII: http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/aprilp40ahous10?p=188
** From service handbook
* 75 gallon, American, WWII: http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ww2-aircraft-drop-tank-question.425984/#post-15613364
* 75 gallon, American, WWII: http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ww2-aircraft-drop-tank-question.425984/#post-15613364
* 90 or 100 gallon, postwar: http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2017/06/lockheed-pf-80-shooting-star-tip-tanks.html
* 90 or 100 gallon, postwar: http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2017/06/lockheed-pf-80-shooting-star-tip-tanks.html
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** Shows data plate
** Shows data plate
* Various, American, postwar: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235025280-f-86-sabre-drop-tanks-type-review
* Various, American, postwar: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235025280-f-86-sabre-drop-tanks-type-review
* Unknown, American: http://www.prints-online.com/royal-aeronautical-society/photographic/drop-tanks-young-ladies-p-82-twin-mustang-9888629.html
* Unknown, American, WWII: http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49629
* Unknown, American, WWII: http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49629
* Unknown, American, WWII: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/83354-f-51d-napalm-tanks/page/2
* Unknown, American, WWII: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/83354-f-51d-napalm-tanks/page/2
** Napalm conversion
** Napalm conversion
* Unknown, American, WWII: http://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/AFEO-Bulletin-11.pdf#page=10
** Report about napalm conversions
* Unknown, American/British, WWII: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jettison_Petrol_Tanks-_the_Production_of_Jettison_Tanks_For_USE_by_the_United_States_Army_Air_Force_and_Royal_Air_Force,_Britain,_1944_D23460.jpg
* Unknown, American/British, WWII: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jettison_Petrol_Tanks-_the_Production_of_Jettison_Tanks_For_USE_by_the_United_States_Army_Air_Force_and_Royal_Air_Force,_Britain,_1944_D23460.jpg
** Shows production
** Shows production
* Unknown, British, DH.98: http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/conservation-of-a-de-haviland-aviation-drop-tank, http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/challenges-of-treating-a-mosquito-drop-tank
* Unknown, British, DH.98: http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/conservation-of-a-de-haviland-aviation-drop-tank, http://www.vam.ac.uk/blog/caring-for-our-collections/challenges-of-treating-a-mosquito-drop-tank
* Unknown, British, Tempest: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/19531-32-nd-scale-hawker-tempest-the-hard-way/page/11
** Shows transparent fairing
* Unknown, German, WWII: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Messerschmitt_Bf_109_drop_tank_Keski-Suomen_ilmailumuseo.JPG
* Unknown, German, WWII: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Messerschmitt_Bf_109_drop_tank_Keski-Suomen_ilmailumuseo.JPG
* Unknown, German, WWII: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Odrzucany_zbiornik_paliwa_-_Muzeum_Lotnictwa_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg
* Unknown, German, WWII: http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/me-109-drop-tanks.html
* Unknown, German, WWII: http://www.lonesentry.com/blog/me-109-drop-tanks.html
* Unknown, German, WWII: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/help-please-with-german-e2-lightweight-steel-drop-tank.31196/#post-915540
* Unknown, German, WWII: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/help-please-with-german-e2-lightweight-steel-drop-tank.31196/#post-915540
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* Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/3738408/from-zero-to-hero
* Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/3738408/from-zero-to-hero
* Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://web.archive.org/web/20150907090811/http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/legend-flyers-restoration-update.html
* Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://web.archive.org/web/20150907090811/http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/legend-flyers-restoration-update.html
* Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1uhpbbq/album_japanese_wwii_aircraft_preserved_in_museums
* Unknown, WWII: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/which-fuel-drop-tank.53174
* Unknown, WWII: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/which-fuel-drop-tank.53174
** Link referenced in post available from Eduard: http://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2016/info-eduard-2016-03EN.pdf
** Link referenced in post available from Eduard: http://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2016/info-eduard-2016-03EN.pdf
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== To Do ==
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* As of 15 February 1946, the Corsair could be equipped with the following drop tanks: MK4 (100 gal), MK5 (150 gal), MK6 (171 gal), MK7 (150 gal), MK10 (100 gal)<ref>{{cite book |title=Erection and Maintenance Handbook: Navy Models: F4U-1, F3A-1, FG-1, F4U-1C, F4U-1D, FG-1D Airplanes |date=15 April 1946 |page=537 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/emf40145ha2 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref>
* The drawing numbers for drop tanks are [http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/10303 10303] for the F4U, [http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/28300 28300]/[http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/28301/F6F/F6F-DWG1 28301] for the F6F and [http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/55380 55380] for the F8F
* The drawng numbers for drop tanks are [http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/28300 28300]/[http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/28301/F6F/F6F-DWG1 28301] for the F6F and [http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/drawing/viewer/10303 10303] for the F4U
** The drawing number for a drop tank is 36316 for the TBM,<ref>{{cite book |title=Aircraft Parts Catalog: Navy Model TBM-3 Airplane |date=1 November 1945 |page=491 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/jan7tbmfkoh1 |access-date=7 August 2026}}</ref> but it is not available on AirCorps Library
* As of 1 October 1947, the F7F could be equipped with either 150 or 300 gallon drop tanks<ref>{{cite book |title=Erection and Maintenance Handbook for Navy Models F7F-1N, F7F-2N, F7F-3, F7F-3N, F7F-4N, F7F-3P Airplanes |date=1 October 1947 |page=256 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/mar14f7fjswag13 |access-date=7 August 2026}}</ref>
* Production of the universal (Mark 5) tank began by December 1944 and was due to be available that month<ref name="BP-FBAJFT-8">{{cite report |date=December 1944 |title=Fire Bombs: Aircraft Jettisonable Fuel Tanks |url=http://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/AFEO-Bulletin-11.pdf |work=Advanced Fuze & Explosive Ordnance Bulletin |publisher=Bomb Disposal School |page=8 |access-date=13 August 2026}}</ref>
* The parts catalog for the F6F states that the 150 gallon tank was contractor furnished from aircraft Bureau Numbers 04775 through 40456 and government furnished from 40457 forward, which may indicate when the universal tank was introduced<ref>{{cite book |title=Aircraft Parts Catalog Navy Models: F6F-3, F6F-5, F6F-3N, F6F-5N |date=1 August 1947 |page=669 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/ap13f6fjw1 |access-date=21 August 2026}}</ref>
* Find pictures of [http://www.key.aero/article/tempest-drop-tanks-unearthed-volkel recovered] Tempest drop tank on display
* Add model of drop tank used on P-80s according to [http://tailhooktopics.blogspot.com/2017/06/lockheed-pf-80-shooting-star-tip-tanks.html blog post]
* Add part numbers and basic tank dimensions to table
* Search for information by manufacturer name (e.g. Youngstown Steel Door), rather than name or capacity of tank
* There is significant confusion over what constitutes a "Misawa tank". It has been claimed to refer to a 110-gallon P-51 tank by a [http://www.447bg.org/equipment-misc/misawa-drop-tank museum], a 200-gallon F-86 tank by an [https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/17803-f-86-misawa-tanks expert] on said airplane and a 265-gallon P-80 tank by an Air Force Base [http://misawa.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/773415/this-month-in-35th-fighter-wing-and-misawa-air-base-history-september history page].
* The Chinese released a [http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/162293453 picture] of a data plate on a captured Sargent-Fletcher tank in May 1966
* Use a list from a [http://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/57903-drop-tanks?page=4 forum post] as reference to identify more aircraft that carried drop tanks
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