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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" /> || Approximately 10¼ x 2½ x 2½ feet<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" /> || Approximately 10¼ x 2½ x 2½ feet<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" /> || Approximately 6 feet, 8 inches x 3 feet, 6 inches x 2 feet<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" /> || Approximately 6 feet x 3 feet, 6 inches x 2 feet<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" /> || Approximately 67 x 47 x 22 inches<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" /> || Approximately 67 x 47 x 22 inches<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-26<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" /> || Approximately 75 x 45 x 23 inches<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> || || Internal || Goodyear Tire & Rubber<ref name="AA-OEME-180" /> || B-26<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" /> | ||