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| External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Parts Catalog: External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity |date=15 January 1951 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 165 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> || || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> || ||

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| Unknown || 170 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F2H-3, -4 "Banshee" |date=1 May 1951 |page=[3] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |access-date=20 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014190910/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}</ref><ref name="Thomason2017">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=F2H-3/4 Tip Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/03/f2h-34-tip-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=20 October 2026 |date=11 March 2017}}</ref> || || || External, wingtip || || F2H-3<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" />, F2H-4<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" /> || Nose and tail of "tanks" are empty aerodynamic fairings and fuel is carried only in center "capsule".<ref name="Thomason2017" />

| Unknown || 170 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F2H-3, -4 "Banshee" |date=1 May 1951 |page=[3] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |access-date=20 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014190910/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}. Capacities listed on the third page are total for all types of said tank on airplane. Therefore, the listed capacity of 340 gallons is divided across two tanks, giving each tank a total of 170 gallons.</ref><ref name="Thomason2017">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=F2H-3/4 Tip Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/03/f2h-34-tip-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=20 October 2026 |date=11 March 2017}}</ref> || || || External, wingtip || || F2H-3<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" />, F2H-4<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" /> || Nose and tail of "tanks" are empty aerodynamic fairings and fuel is carried only in center "capsule".<ref name="Thomason2017" />

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| Unknown<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || 220 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || || || External, slipper || || F7U-3M<ref name="AW-SACF7U3M-2" />, F7U-3P<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || The pod is not described as droppable on the Significant Aircraft Characteristics sheets, but it is according to a [http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/08/relying-on-museum-examples-for-detail.html blog post]. According to the same source, the pod could be replaced with a similar example that carried 2.75-inch fin folding rockets.

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 | External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1">{{cite book |title=Parts Catalog: External Jettison Fuel Tank 165 Gallons Capacity |date=15 January 1951 |pages=title, 1 |url=http://app.aircorpslibrary.com/document/viewer/june22fulfwam10 |access-date=6 August 2026}}</ref> || 165 gallons<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> || || || External || Fletcher Aviation<ref name="ACL-EJFT165GC-T1" /> ||  ||
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-| Unknown || 170 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F2H-3, -4 "Banshee" |date=1 May 1951 |page=[3] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |access-date=20 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014190910/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}</ref><ref name="Thomason2017">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=F2H-3/4 Tip Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/03/f2h-34-tip-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=20 October 2026 |date=11 March 2017}}</ref> || || || External, wingtip ||  || F2H-3<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" />, F2H-4<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" /> || Nose and tail of "tanks" are empty aerodynamic fairings and fuel is carried only in center "capsule".<ref name="Thomason2017" />
+| Unknown || 170 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3">{{citation |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F2H-3, -4 "Banshee" |date=1 May 1951 |page=[3] |url=http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |access-date=20 October 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014190910/http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/F2H-3_and_-4_SAC_-_1_May_1951.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2011 |via=Alternate Wars}}. Capacities listed on the third page are total for all types of said tank on airplane. Therefore, the listed capacity of 340 gallons is divided across two tanks, giving each tank a total of 170 gallons.</ref><ref name="Thomason2017">{{cite web |last1=Thomason |first1=Tommy H. |title=F2H-3/4 Tip Tanks |url=http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/03/f2h-34-tip-tanks.html |website=Tailhook Topics |access-date=20 October 2026 |date=11 March 2017}}</ref> || || || External, wingtip ||  || F2H-3<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" />, F2H-4<ref name="AW-SACF2H34-3" /><ref name="Thomason2017" /> || Nose and tail of "tanks" are empty aerodynamic fairings and fuel is carried only in center "capsule".<ref name="Thomason2017" />
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 | Unknown<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || 220 gallons<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || || || External, slipper ||  || F7U-3M<ref name="AW-SACF7U3M-2" />, F7U-3P<ref name="AW-SACF7U3P-2" /> || The pod is not described as droppable on the Significant Aircraft Characteristics sheets, but it is according to a [http://tailspintopics.blogspot.com/2017/08/relying-on-museum-examples-for-detail.html blog post]. According to the same source, the pod could be replaced with a similar example that carried 2.75-inch fin folding rockets.