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-Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) was a system developed during WWII for dispersing fog from an airfield so that aircraft could land safely.  The idea came from [[Arthur Clifford Hartley]], chief engineer of the [[BP|Anglo-Iranian Oil Co]].
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-It was developed at the department of chemical engineering of the University of Birmingham.  The invention of FIDO was formally attributed to [[John David Main-Smith|Dr John David Main-Smith]], a Principal Scientific Officer of the Chemistry Dept of the [[Royal Aircraft Establishment]] at Farnborough, together with the department head at Birmingham, Dr Ramsbottom.
-The system consisted of pipelines along each side of the runway through which fuel (usually petrol from the airfield's own fuel dump) was pumped; burner jets were positioned at intervals along the pipelines, producing walls of flame. When fog prevented Allied aircraft from locating their runways to land, they would be diverted to FIDO-equipped aerodromes, as were damaged bombers.
-==See Also==
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-* [[The Engineer 1945/06/08]]
-* [[The Engineer 1945/06/15]]
-* [[The Engineer 1945/06/22]]
-==Sources of Information==
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-* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fog_Investigation_and_Dispersal_Operation]