What happens to drop tanks after they are dropped from the fighter plane both in WW2 and today? - Quora
![P-51 with a liquid rocket engine and rocket fuel drop tanks. It gave the Mustang an additional 100mph in speed for 1 minute. (Early 1945) : r/WeirdWings P-51 with a liquid rocket engine and rocket fuel drop tanks. It gave the Mustang an additional 100mph in speed for 1 minute. (Early 1945) : r/WeirdWings](https://i.redd.it/6sshuwdhwcm21.jpg)
P-51 with a liquid rocket engine and rocket fuel drop tanks. It gave the Mustang an additional 100mph in speed for 1 minute. (Early 1945) : r/WeirdWings
![aviation history - When drop tanks (those with external lines) are released, how are the two connections (air and fuel) released? - Aviation Stack Exchange aviation history - When drop tanks (those with external lines) are released, how are the two connections (air and fuel) released? - Aviation Stack Exchange](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zNcvJ.jpg)