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[[4 images]] [[1 stamp]] Wings...vision...and gasoline The skeptics scoffed-loud and long. But Wilbur and Orville Wright were pioneering spirits, their convictions were strong and perseverance was second nature. On December 17, 1903, their 600-pound flying machine, powered by a tiny, 120-horsepower gasoline engine, slipped the bonds of earth at Kitty Hawk and flew for 59 seconds at 30 miles per hour. In the half-century since the Wright Brothers' epochal adventure, powered flight has succeeded far beyond their most fervent hopes. Our era accepts globe-girdling air schedules and supersonic flight as little more than commonplace. Serving aviation and speeding its progress has long been an important part of Gulf's job; and there's a lot more to it than meets the eye: ...never-ending research in the quest for improved oil products that will help make tomorrow's flight faster, safer, more economical; ...continual exploration all over the globe for new sources of the oil so vital to aviation's welfare; ...skilled refinery engineering that insures uniformly high quality in the aviation products Gulf markets. Yes, Gulf's service to aviation is a job of many facets, and its a job with quite a challenge, too. For on the continued progress of our aviation industry depends much of America's future strength and well being. GULF GULF OIL CORPORATION GULF REFINING COMPANY OFFICIAL PROGRAM and LOG