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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 – 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 | | 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 – 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" /> || | | 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" /> || | ||
Latest revision as of 20:51, 8 June 2024
Introduction
This page was derived from a Word document with the name "Drop Tanks Types" (later "Models") that was created on 22 June 2023.
This table attempts to stay as strictly as possible to primary sources.
World War II
| Name | Capacity | Material | Type | Manufacturer | Aircraft | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank – 58 gallon droppable fuel[1] | 58-63 U.S. gallons[1] | Steel[1] | External | American Stove[1] | FM[1], F4F[1], SBD[1], SB2C[1], SBW[1], SBF[1], TBF[1], TBM[1] | |
| Tank – aux fuel belly type fibre 75 gal cap[2] | 75 gallons[2] | Fiber[2] | U.S. Rubber[2] | |||
| Tank – aux fuel jettison 24 oz duck 75 gal cap[3] | 75 gallons[3] | Cotton duck[3] | ||||
| Tank – aux fuel jettison alum 75 gal cap[3] | 75 gallons[3] | Aluminum[3] | ||||
| Tank – 75 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)[4] | 75 U.S. gallons[4] | Steel[4] | External | American Stove[4], Motor Metals Manufacturing[4], Midwest Manufacturing[4], Tappan Stove[4] | P-39[4], P-40[4], P-47[4], P-51[4], P-63[4] | |
| Tank – 100 gallon droppable fuel[5] | 100 U.S. gallons[5] | Steel[5] | External | American Stove[5], Aluminum Cooking Utensil[5] | TBM[5], TBY[5], FR[5] | |
| 110 gallon tank – external, jettison, auxiliary fuel[6] | 110 U.S. gallons[6] | Aluminum[6] | External | Sargent Fletcher[6] | P-38, P-47, P-51, P-61[6] | |
| Tank – 110 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)[5] | 110 U.S. gallons[5] | Steel[5] | External | American Stove[7], Briggs Manufacturing[7], Clark Equipment[7], Clopay[7], Firestone Steel Products[7], Rudy Furnace[7] | B-25[5], P-39[5], P-40[5], P-47[5], P-51[5], P-63[5] | |
| Tank – 150 gallon droppable fuel[8][a] | 150 gallons[8][b] | Aluminom[2] | 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 external jettison auxiliary fuel (fiber)[7] | 150 U.S gallons[7] | Fiber[7] | External | Ohio Rubber[7] | P-39[7], P-40[7] | |
| Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (knockdown)[9] | 165 U.S. gallons[9] | Fiber[9] | External | Ohio Rubber[9] | P-38[9] | Different tank is depicted in continuation of entry on following page |
| Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)[10] | 165 U.S. gallons[10] | Steel[10] | External | General Aircraft Equipment[11], Gibson Refrigerator[11], Mackenzie Muffler[10], Mills Industries[11], Tappan Stove[11], Weber Showcase & Fixture[11], Youngstown Steel Door[10] | F4U-1D[10], F6F-3[10], P-38[10], P-47[10], P-61[10], PV-1[10] | Replaced previous 165 gallon tank from Lockheed[10], table on second page lists products with manufacturer’s drawing number of “155-A” which suggests different capacity[11] |
| Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel[12] | 175 gallons[12] | Steel[12] | External, slipper | Mackenzie Muffler[12] | P-39[12] | |
| Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel[13] | 175 gallons[13] | Steel[12] | External, slipper | Motors Metal Manufacturing[12] | P-39[13], P-63[13] | |
| Tank – 200 gallon droppable fuel[8][c] | 200 gallons[8][d] | |||||
| Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal[14] | 250 gallons[14] | Duralumin[14] | Internal | Glenn L. Martin Aviation[14] | B-26[14] | |
| Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal[15] | 250 gallons[15] | Steel[15] | Internal | Motors Metal Manufacturing[15] | B-26[15] | |
| Tank – 260 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing[16] | 260 gallons[16] | Internal | Goodyear Tire & Rubber[16] | B-36[16] | ||
| Tank – 300 gallon droppable fuel[17] | 300 gallons[17] | External, teardrop | Lockheed[17] | P-38[17] | ||
| Tank – 310 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel[11] | 310 U.S. gallons[11] | Plywood or aluminum[11] | External, teardrop | Aero Crafts[11], Gillespie Furniture[11], Northwestern Aeronautical[11] | P-38[11], P-47[11], P-61[11] | |
| Tank – 400 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing[18] | 400 gallons | Rubber and fiber[18] | Internal | Goodyear Tire & Rubber[18], B. F. Goodrich[18] | B-24[18] | |
| Unknown | 50 U.S. gallons[19] | External | U.S. Rubber[19] | SBD-5[19] | ||
| Unknown | 75 gallons | External | ||||
| Unknown[20] | 108 or 110 gallons | Paper[20] | External | |||
| Unknown[21] | 150 gallons[21] | External | “Universal”[21] | |||
| Unknown[21] | 150 gallons[21] | External | U.S. Rubber[21] | Self-sealing[21] | ||
| Unknown[21] | 165 gallons[21] | External | Lockheed[21] | |||
| Tank Assem. – Fuel bomb bay droppable[22] | 335 gallons[23] | Internal | B-25H[22], B-25J[23] | |||
| Unknown | 585 gallons[24] | Internal | B-25C[24], B-25D[24] | |||
| Unknown[25] | External | F6F[25] |
Postwar
| Name | Capacity | Material | Type | Manufacturer | Aircraft | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank, Fuel, Aircraft, External, Removable, Type 1[26] | 120 gallons[26] | External | Shin Meiwa Industry[26] | F-86[26] | Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article | |
| 300 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank (Long Tail) Aero 1D[27] | 300 gallons[27] | External | A-6, A-7, AD, A2D, A4D, F3D, F4D, S-3[27] | Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article, name unclear | ||
| 400 Gallon Droppable External Fuel Tank[27] | 400 gallons[27] | External | A4D[27] | Identification of aircraft based on claims of author of article, name unclear |
Images
Drawings
- 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
- 150 gallon, American, WWII: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/belly-tank-question.441139/#post-4845526
- 150 liter, Japanese, WWII: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/80317-mitsubishi-zero-drop-tanks-hasegawa-a6m7-configuration/page/2/#comment-1131197
- Various, American, WWII: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/92155-anyone-have-any-decent-photos-of-p47-flat-belly-tank-plumbing/#comment-1327350
- Various, American, WWII: http://archive.aeroscale.net/forums/192898
- Various, WWII: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/paper-fuel-tanks.16029/#post-430829
- Unknown, American WWII: http://patents.google.com/patent/US2471296A
- Patent
Pictures
- 45 gallon, paper: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2012/05/barracudacast-br32016-132-p-51d-mustang.html
- 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
- 110 gallon, American: http://www.usautoindustryworldwartwo.com/firestone.htm
- 110 gallon, American, restored: http://www.questmasters.us/WWII_Aircraft_Parts.html
- Shows technical data block
- 120, 200, 206 gallon, American, postwar: http://marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/B24/Drop_Tanks.html
- 150, 300, 400 gallon, American, postwar: http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2011/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html, http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2012/07/douglas-low-drag-external-fuel-tanks.html, http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2016/09/things-under-wings-post-war-external.html
- 200 gallon, American/Australian, WWII: http://www.checksixblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/16/drop-tank
- 328 liter, Japanese, WWII: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/dataplates/ijn/a6m/droptank/droptank-front-doan.html
- Data plate only
- 600 gallon, American, postwar: http://www.robedgcumbe.com/drop-tank-by-the-road
- Shows data plate
- Various, American, postwar: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235025280-f-86-sabre-drop-tanks-type-review
- Unknown, American, WWII: http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49629
- 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
- Unknown, German, WWII: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Messerschmitt_Bf_109_drop_tank_Keski-Suomen_ilmailumuseo.JPG
- 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/luftwaffe-drop-tanks.45449
- Unknown, German, WWII: http://oldsargesaircraft.blogspot.com/2017/01/german-drop-tanks-used-on-p-47s.html
- Unknown, Japanese: http://arawasi-wildeagles.blogspot.com/2019/12/ijaaf-ijnaf-photos-more_27.html
- Unknown, Japanese: http://arawasi-wildeagles.blogspot.com/2020/06/ijaaf-ijnaf-drop-tanks-pt-1-nakajima-a4n.html
- Unknown, Japanese: http://arawasi-wildeagles.blogspot.com/2020/07/ijaaf-ijnaf-drop-tanks-pt-2-mitsubishi.html
- Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1071415
- Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://www.cannonhillchronicles.com/2023/02/04/darwin-military-museum
- Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://www.flickr.com/photos/maleny_steve/9374994320
- Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://flattwin.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2017/04/japanese-imperi.html
- Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://arawasi-wildeagles.blogspot.com/2021/01/drop-tank-production-video.html
- Unknown, Japanese, WWII: http://arawasi-wildeagles.blogspot.com/2012/02/nakajima-ki-43-hayabusa-oscar-drop-tank.html
- 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
References
Footnotes
Notes
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