Hold My Beer - The World's First Aerial Refueling

Aviation has come a long way. No story illustrates that more than that of Wesley May, Frank Hawks and Earl Daugherty, three barnstormers who together achieved the world’s first aerial refueling by carrying a can of gasoline from one plane to another in 1921.
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[@robertwaring6784]

At the Golden Age Air Museum in Bethel, PA, our Jenny is painted up as one of Earl's Jennys. You'll have to come out sometime and visit the plane, and maybe use some photos of our Jenny in your refueling story.

[@HistoricWings]

I'll look for that! Thank you! Wonderful tip! I found this link: www.goldenageair.org/