Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation
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Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation
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Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) was a system used for dispersing fog and pea soup fog from an airfield so that aircraft could land safely. The device was developed by Arthur Hartley for British RAF bomber stations, allowing the landing of aircraft returning from raids over Germany in poor visibility by burning fuel in rows on either side of the runway. The FIDO system was developed at the department of chemical engineering of the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, during
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System used for fog dispersion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_Investigation_and_Dispersal_Operation
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2024-04-20T06:43:14Z
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