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Sep. 09, 1955 - Runway Blotter': Pools of water on a runway area hazard to high speed jet aircraft. Frank Elve, a London engineer, has invented a blotter from them. Known as the Aeroduck, it can draw up 400 gallons of water in minutes. Manufacturers: Comex - Fraser Tuson Ltd. 68 Victoria Street, London. S.W. L, England. Photo shows The Aeroduck at work on a flooded runway of Weybridge Airfield, Surrey, England

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13174439
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46908110
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5529px x 4451px (1.2MB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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