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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" /> ||

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| 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 || || Corsair<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || “Universal”<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />

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| 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

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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" /> ||

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| 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 – 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

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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" /> ||

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| 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 || || Corsair<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || “Universal”<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />

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| 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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| 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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 | [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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+| 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 ||  || Corsair<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || “Universal”<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />
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+| 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
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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" /> ||
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+| 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 – 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
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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" /> ||
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-| 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 ||  || Corsair<ref name="ACL-33540-9" /><ref name="ACL-NMF4UA-537" /> || “Universal”<ref name="ACL-33540-9" />
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-| 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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-| 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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