Plane Refuels Tanks by Tossing Gas in Rubber "Sausages"

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“Sausages” dropped from the sky may be the means of refueling mechanized forces stranded far from supply bases. In experiments conducted by Army experts, gasoline and oil stored in sausagelike rubber bags have been tossed from planes. The containers, attached to inexpensive burlap parachutes, fell from heights of nearly 1000 feet withont bursting.

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Plane Refuels Tanks by Tossing Gas in Rubber "Sausages"