P-51 drop tank question

[MustangManiac]

Hello everyone,

 

I want to ask if anyone knows what kind of tanks are in use under Bardahl Special's wings here:

 

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photos/N2869D:1.html

 

I don't have to worry about copyrights if I just link you to their pictures.

 

I know by looking at these they are not typical 75 gallon or bigger 110 gallon tanks usually used on a P-51 in WWII because the filler caps are more on the side of the tank and closer to being under the leading edge of the wing and there's no horizontal seam. There's no horizontal seams around it so it's not a Corsair's drop tank and there's no vertical seam all the way around, so it's not a 165 gallon P-38 drop tank. 

 

There's two RCAF birds on this part of Martin's website with this type of drop tanks. They are "City of London" and "City of Winnipeg 9274". They're most of the way down the page.

 

https://swissmustangs.ch/usaf-usang-rcaf

 

Here's another bird with these tanks that was also a racer I believe.

 

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51registry/p51-4474694.html

 

I know that Bardahl Special did carry Skyraider drop tanks from an AD-4 Skyraider. I'm mainly trying to figure out if these were something made by Cavalier or meant for another warbird all together. I almost like these different drop tanks to use on my model to make Bardahl Special as a racer with a little bit more color by adding the red check like markings to the tanks.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Brady

[MustangManiac]

Does anyone know?

[LSP_Ray]

They look similar to F4u tanks, but without the seam. I bet they are more modern, though, like maybe F-90 tanks or similar? I think you are going to have to do some experimenting.

[TBC]

They look like one of the styles of tip tank used by the F-80.