| SELF SEALING TANK American Engineers Demonstrate a Petrol Tank that Can Be Shot at Without Setting Fire | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6418 | |
| Catalog #: | 264484 | |
| Clip Number: | 264484-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 40/46 | |
| Timecode: | 01:50:13 - 01:51:31 | |
| Location: | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Gasoline / Petrol INVENTIONS: Safety LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Maryland OCCUPATIONS: Engineer SAFETY: Fire WEAPONS: Guns, Machine | |
| Description: | SELF SEALING TANK American Engineers Demonstrate a Petrol Tank that Can Be Shot at Without Setting Fire Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America (USA). VS of American engineers demonstrating how a conventional petrol tank is easily pierced by machine gun bullets and how it bursts into flame. Shot of sign: "44 Gal. Mareng Self-Sealing Cell in Aluminium Alloy Structure 3/4 Full of Aviation Gasoline." VS of engineers firing machine gun into a new type of tank the bullets pass straight through the tank and the holes made seal automatically before any petrol can escape from the container. | |
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