Airplane fuel tanks turned into Vietnamese boats
During the Vietnam war, US planes used aluminum drop tanks to store surplus fuel for jets and tankers. The tanks could be jettisoned mid-flight, or, in some cases, were simply abandoned on the ground.
Clever Vietnamese people cut and customized the drop tanks into capable canoes and river boats.
The tanks onboard a fighter jet:
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The tanks converted into boats:
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Previously: German WWII military helmets re-manufactured into colanders
