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== World War II ==
== World War II ==
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! 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" /> || 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 – 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" />
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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" /> ||  ||  
| 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" /> ||  ||  ||  ||  
| 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" /> ||  ||  ||  ||  
| 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" /> || 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>
| 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>
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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.}}<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> ||  
| 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 – 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 – 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" /> ||  
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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" />  ||  
| 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" />  ||  
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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" /> ||  
| 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" /> ||  
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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" /> ||  
| [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 ||  || 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="TTD-THT" /> Presumably, the "universal" name refers to the fact that it could be used by all navy aircraft.}}
| 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="TTD-THT" /> Presumably, the "universal" name refers to the fact that it could be used by all navy aircraft.}}
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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" />
| 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" /> || || 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.
| 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
| 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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| 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" />; for more information, see [http://www.archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1943-06-01/page/n66 magazine article]
| 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" />; for more information, see [http://www.archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1943-06-01/page/n66 magazine article]
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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" /> ||  
| 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" /> ||  
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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 – 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" /> ||  
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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" /> ||  
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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 – 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" /> ||  
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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" />
| [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" /> ||  
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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 – 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" /> ||  
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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 – 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" /> ||  
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| 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
| 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 || 75 gallons || || External ||  ||  ||  
| Unknown || 75 gallons || || || External ||  ||  ||  
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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 ||  ||  ||  
| 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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| 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" /> ||  
| 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 || 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" /> ||  
| 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="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> || 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="TTD-THT" /> || 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="TTD-THT" />
| 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> || 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="TTD-THT" /> || 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="TTD-THT" />
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