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Jun. 06, 1970 - Runways Moored To Sea Bed In 72-Million Foulness Airport Plan: The opposed 72-million floating airport that could be built in the Sea off foulness, Essex. The plan, which would climate any necessity to the rush large parts of the country side for a third London airport, is being considered by the Roaskill, Commission and has had favorable attention from the Military of Public Building and works.The models of the airport was on view yesterday at the Institution of Civil Engineers, Westminster. It is the work of two firms under a study contact to Shell U.K. The concrete runways and terminal buildings are moored to the 18-foot-deep seabed, with their sheer mass giving additional stability. Photo Shows The stability of a Jumbo jet about to take off from a runway protected from rough seas Foulness by a yard-high barrier surrounding it, part of the proposed 72-million floating airport

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