Guys, thanks for your input.
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Originally Posted by Graham Boak
[...]the P-51 was required to empty its fuselage tank before taking part in manoeuvres, so for these (comparatively) short range operations they may not have used this tank.
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Was it at all possible to empty this tank in flight? How big is its percentage of the overall fuel capacity of a P-51D?
Still more detailed example:
Afaik, a Ju87D had a max. range of 800km. On the Eastern Front, they often "only" flew 50km to the target and then back. So, for performance, economics etc. it woul dmake sense to only take off at 50% fuel or so even if 100% would have been no problem technically. Was this "semi-fuelling" done for tactical reaons?