Boats - Sailing - Ships
Aug. 08, 1955 - New Fuel Tank For New Airliner: The British Bristol Britannia, giant 100 - passenger turbo - prop airliner being built for British Overseas Airways and due on the international air routes this year, is being fitted with a new type of flexible fuel tank. Made of synthetic rubber reinforced with nylon, it is claimed less likely to burst and cause a fire in the event of a crash or forced landing. Photo shows One of the rubber fuel tanks ready to be fitted into a Bristol Britannia (in background) at the Bristol plant at Filton, near Birstol, England. The tanks are made by Fireproof Tanks Ltd. The Airport, Portsmouth, England
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13174210
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46949850
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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