Drop Tank List
Introduction
This table attempts to stay as strictly as possible to primary sources.
Table
Name | Capacity | Material | Type | Manufacturer | Aircraft | Comments |
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Tank – 58 gallon droppable fuel[1] | 58-63 U.S. gallons[1] | Steel[1] | External | American Stove[1] | FM[1], F4F, SBD[1], SB2C[1], SBW[1], SBF[1], TBF[1], TBM[1] | |
Tank – aux fuel belly type fibre 75 gal cap[2] | 75 gallons[2] | Fiber[2] | U.S. Rubber[2] | |||
Tank – aux fuel jettison 24 oz duck 75 gal cap[3] | 75 gallons[3] | Cotton duck[3] | ||||
Tank – aux fuel jettison alum duck 75 gal cap[3] | 75 gallons[3] | Aluminum[3] | ||||
Tank – 75 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)[4] | 75 U.S. gallons[4] | Steel[4] | External | American Stove[4], Motor Metals Manufacturing[4], Midwest Manufacturing[4], Tappan Stove[4] | P-39[4], P-40[4], P-47[4], P-51[4], P-63[4] | |
Tank – 100 gallon droppable fuel[5] | 100 U.S. gallons[5] | Steel[5] | External | American Stove[5], Aluminum Cooking Utensil[5] | TBM[5], TBY[5], FR[5] | |
Tank – 110 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)[5] | 110 U.S. gallons[5] | Steel[5] | External | American Stove[6], Briggs Manufacturing[6], Clark Equipment[6], Clopay[6], Firestone Steel Products[6], Rudy Furnace[6] | B-25[5], P-39[5], P-40[5], P-47[5], P-51[5], P-63[5] | |
Tank – 150 gallon droppable fuel[7][a] | 150 gallons[7][b] | Aluminom[2] | 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 external jettison auxiliary fuel (fiber)[6] | 150 U.S gallons[6] | Fiber[6] | External | Ohio Rubber[6] | P-39[6], P-40[6] | |
Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (knockdown)[8] | 165 U.S. gallons[8] | Fiber[8] | External | Ohio Rubber[8] | P-38[8] | Different tank is depicted in continuation of entry on following page |
Tank – 165 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel (pressurized)[9] | 165 U.S. gallons[9] | Steel[9] | External | General Aircraft Equipment[10], Gibson Refrigerator[10], Mackenzie Muffler[9], Mills Industries[10], Tappan Stove[10], Weber Showcase & Fixture[10], Youngstown Steel Door[9] | F4U-1D[9], F6F-3[9], P-38[9], P-47[9], P-61[9], PV-1[9] | Replaced previous 165 gallon tank from Lockheed[9], table on second page lists products with manufacturer’s drawing number of “155-A” which suggests different capacity[10] |
Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel[11] | 175 gallons[11] | Steel[11] | External, slipper | Mackenzie Muffler[11] | P-39[11] | |
Tank – 175 gallon droppable fuel[12] | 175 gallons[12] | Steel[11] | External, slipper | Motors Metal Manufacturing[11] | P-39[12], P-63[12] | |
Tank – 200 gallon droppable fuel[7][c] | 200 gallons[7][d] | |||||
Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal[13] | 250 gallons[13] | Duralumin[13] | Internal | Glenn L. Martin Aviation[13] | B-26[13] | |
Tank – 250 gallon bomb bay metal[14] | 250 gallons[14] | Steel[14] | Internal | Motors Metal Manufacturing[14] | B-26[14] | |
Tank – 260 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing[15] | 260 gallons[15] | Internal | Goodyear Tire & Rubber[15] | B-36[15] | ||
Tank – 300 gallon droppable fuel[16] | 300 gallons[16] | External, teardrop | Lockheed[16] | P-38[16] | ||
Tank – 310 gallon external jettison auxiliary fuel[10] | 310 U.S. gallons[10] | Plywood or aluminum[10] | External, teardrop | Aero Crafts[10], Gillespie Furniture[10], Northwestern Aeronautical[10] | P-38[10], P-47[10], P-61[10] | |
Tank – 400 gallon bomb bay non-metallic self sealing[17] | 400 gallons | Rubber and fiber[17] | Internal | Goodyear Tire & Rubber[17], B. F. Goodrich[17] | B-24[17] | |
Unknown | 50 U.S. gallons[18] | External | U.S. Rubber[18] | SBD-5[18] | ||
Unknown | 75 gallons | External | ||||
Unknown[19] | 108 or 110 gallons | Paper[19] | External | |||
Unknown[20] | 150 gallons[20] | External | “Universal”[20] | |||
Unknown[20] | 150 gallons[20] | External | U.S. Rubber[20] | Self-sealing[20] | ||
Unknown[20] | 165 gallons[20] | External | Lockheed[20] | |||
Tank Assem. – Fuel bomb bay droppable[21] | 335 gallons[22] | Internal | B-25H[21], B-25J[22] | |||
Unknown | 585 gallons[23] | Internal | B-25C[23], B-25D[23] | |||
Unknown[24] | External | F6F[24] |
References
Footnotes
Notes
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