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Some Recent Developments in the use of Aircraft Against Flying Locust Swarms

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RAINEY, R., SAYER, H. Some Recent Developments in the use of Aircraft Against Flying Locust Swarms. Nature 172, 224–228 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172224a0

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