One tank T Bird out of Lossie
I was the pilot of that T bird. We, the CIRE and me, took off and as you said the tank fell off as the wheels went up. Being a QFI, I kept the ball in the middle and trimmed it all out. The Hunter like most old a/c would fly quite happily in odd configurations. After the climbing turns(an IRT remember) we levelled at F200 for steep turns and the fuel check revealed one white dolls eye (no fuel,or no tank!!). While we thought about this, ATC came up and mentioned that something might have fallen off!! A look out of the window revealed the missing tank, my side, so we did a quick LSHC and landed.