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Airstrip Fuel Depot

Tanis Airstrip

Tanis airstrip, the desert landing strip hidden by a low rise near the Nazi excavation camp. This location includes the fuel-truck/refueling area where mechanics top off the Nazi Flying Wing; a tank truck collision there ruptures containers and unleashes rivers of aviation fuel that soak the sand, contributing to a sudden, earthshaking explosion and towering fireball visible across the desert. The blast draws diggers, Nazi officers, and camp workers toward the chaos and plays a direct role in exposing the Ark crate as camp guards are ordered to hold fast.
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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Stakeout and Escalation at the Flying Wing

The fuel truck area is the operational hub for refueling and the later origin of the catastrophic spill; its placement beside the plane and tents turns routine logistics into a volatile hazard when collision occurs.

Atmosphere

Practical and busy, then suddenly perilous and reeking of petroleum.

Functional Role

Source of fuel for the Flying Wing and the origin point of the environmental hazard.

Symbolic Significance

Represents the logistical backbone of the Nazi operation and the danger inherent in militarized extraction.

Access Restrictions

Restricted to mechanics and crew under Gobler's direction; guarded in practice.

Two large fuel tank trucks parked near the plane Fuel hoses and supply drums scattered on the ground
S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Locked In as the Wing Roars

The fuel truck area is where refueling operations occur and where a collision ruptures a tank, producing the fuel slick that transforms the stage into a volatile hazard and complicates rescue attempts.

Atmosphere

Practical logistical zone turned suddenly dangerous and combustible.

Functional Role

Source of fuel and the proximate site of the plane-truck collision

Symbolic Significance

Shows how mundane resources (fuel) can become the vector for catastrophic escalation when militarized.

Access Restrictions

Restricted operational area manned by mechanics and under Gobler's direction.

Tank trucks and long fuel hoses Puddles of spilled aviation gasoline Acrid smell of fuel and mechanical oil

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