Fuel-Flooded Airstrip Pavement

The pavement encircles the German Flying Wing at the Tanis airstrip. Fuel gushes from a ruptured tank and floods its surface, turning it slick. Indy skids across it while battling Gobler and mechanics, dodging reversed propellers to reach Marion trapped in the cockpit. Marion fights nearby after downing the pilot.

2 appearances

Purpose

Forms the ground for aircraft operations, troop movement, and the chaotic brawl amid spilling fuel.

Significance

Transforms into a slippery hazard that intensifies the fight, tests Indy's footing during his dash to save Marion, and underscores the exploding stakeout's peril.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Stakeout and Escalation at the Flying Wing

The pavement of the airstrip becomes fuel-flooded when a tank truck ruptures; it functions as the dangerous surface Indy must cross to reach Marion, amplifying the peril and urgency of the rescue.

Before: Dry runway pavement surrounding the plane.

After: Soaked with spilled aviation fuel, slick and hazardous.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Locked In as the Wing Roars

The pavement of the airstrip becomes the battleground—slick with spilled aviation fuel, it forces Indy to skid and determines the movement and danger contours between man, plane and truck.

Before: Dry runway and pavement around the plane and fuel trucks.

After: Covered in pooled aviation fuel and strewn with debris from the collision and fight.

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