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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 – 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" /> || | ||
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| [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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| 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 – 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" /> || | ||