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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" /> || Approximately 13 x 3 x 3 feet<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" /> || Approximately 13 x 3 x 3 feet<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" /> || Approximately 13 x 3 x 3 feet<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 || Approximately 76 x 58 x 26 inches<ref name="AA-OEME-181" /> || 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 | ||