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A map I found in an old Ward Lock guidebook shows a seaplane station on the riverfront between Rock Ferry and New Ferry. The book isn't dated, but is probably late 1940s / early 1950s. Does anyone know anything about this seaplane station?
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Thanks for the link - really interesting stuff.
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