Originally Posted by
hico-p
On our last leg before Karachi, we had to make a refuelling stop at Char Behar. This was used by Imperial Airways in the thirties on their long runs down to the Far East, and amazingly there was still a small depot stocking cans of aviation quality kerosene. Our problem was that there was no-one to refuel us. So for two hours in temperatures of around 40 degrees centigrade, we poured can after can into the aircraft tanks. I seem to remember a figure of 112. Whatever it was, it was one of the most uncomfortable afternoons I have ever spent. Even worse, after that, was another 3 ½ hours flight to Pakistan, stinking of kerosene.
Here is a slightly obscure 7 sec clip of a Whirlwind (I would imagine Bristows) being 'hand-fuelled' (much as Hico described above) in Bahrain using a chamois leather as a filter: