Drop Tank List: Difference between revisions

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* 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>

* 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

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 * 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>
 * 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