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Refueling a Tri-Motor
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Refueling a Ford Tri-Motor airplane. Because gasoline truck hoses did not have pumps, airplanes were refueled by filling 5-gallon cans and then lifting the cans up to the fuel tank. The fuel was then siphoned through a chamois cloth to remove impurities.
1936
O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin
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