[Crumpp]

That is a website that lists no references.

Here are some of our 300 Liter Drop tanks:

http://www.white1foundation.org/parts/droptank.jpg

http://www.white1foundation.org/parts/shop1.jpg

In practice, the tank was prone to terrible leaks and suspected of a tendency to ignite.

The Germans did develop a drop tank for the Bf 109 prior to the invasion of France. Unfortunately, the design was rather hasty and the tank (made of plywood) tended to come ‘unglued’ (great shades of Ta 154!) when in use. The design allowed for about 70 gallons of fuel to be carried. Because of the leakage problems and the potential that resulted in it being a fire hazard it went unused.

Think about it. It is very easy to test the integrity of a tank or if a glue will hold up to fuel. It is done all the time in fact by home builders in the US. Are the Germans just extraordinarily stupid as a race or is the author of your website not very familiar with the details of real airplanes?

Simply put, your source makes some pretty hard to swallow claims without referencing a single source.

Here is a Henschel 123 with a Drop Tank in Spain...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_KezhQ6waZT...600-h/dfgt.jpg

Here is more info on the Allied paper drop tanks....

The British devised a system using laminated and glued paper that would hold 108 gallons of fuel - for one mission!

http://home.earthlink.net/~charlesfelton/id19.html