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...dredged from some military warehouse. Tyler has already made a vigorous—and convincing—case that his planned vessels are not in the least mallard-esque, nor are they warlike. (They are, he contends, merely a transcendent kind of bus, separate from the Patton-era DUKW surplus vehicles familiar to many...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Make Way For "Duck" Boats | 2/27/2004 | See Source »

...Duck boats are military vehicles,” Tyler said, referring to the DUKW landing craft leftover from World War II. “These are amphibious vehicles . . .  that are licensed as buses. They do not make any more noise than other vehicles on the road... These [vehicles] are state...

Author: By Joseph M. Tartakoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boat? Car?...Tour Bus! | 2/19/2004 | See Source »

...beginning, Puleston laid aside his brushes and went back to the drawing board with a T square. He was one of the team that designed the DUKW ("duck") for U.S. amphibious warfare, and was tagged to train crews for the monsters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Jan. 10, 1955 | 1/10/1955 | See Source »

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