Refuelling stop at a Western Australian country airstrip, circa 1966: the hose leads from the bowser past waiting men to the wing of a light aircraft. — The fuel hose leads from the bowser toward the aircraft's wing as the pan to the right begins.

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The fuel hose leads from the bowser toward the aircraft's wing as the pan to the right begins — Western Australia, 1966

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Catalog year: 1966
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Image: Still 2 · 1.97s into the source clip
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Refuelling stop at a Western Australian country airstrip, circa 1966: the hose leads from the bowser past waiting men to the wing of a light aircraft.

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Source footage and archive context

Western Australia-1966: Men Refuelling a Red Twin-Engine Light Aircraft at a Country Airstrip

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Source format: 8mm home movie.

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Period detail

A globe-topped fuel bowser, a pale sedan of 1950s-60s shape, a red-and-white light twin and men in white shirts, ties and dark suits point to the mid-1960s.

Film character

Grainy 8mm colour with a saturated blue sky and strong reds, dense shadows on the ground, a slightly unsteady handheld pan and a gate hair curling across the sky in the last second.

Historical context

The scene shows light aircraft serving as working transport in Western Australia, with passengers in office dress and fuel pumped from a single bowser on open ground.

Research note

Airstrip and individuals are unnamed; the men are seen mostly from behind, a boy is present, and a fuel-brand bowser and aircraft markings appear, so likeness and trademark questions are separate from film copyright.

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