Novelty Saturday - Duck Tours

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Saturday, Feb 5 2011 by

The DUKW (colloquially known as duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by a partnership under military auspicies of Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious attacks. Designed to last only long enough to meet the demands of combat, productionized Ducks, a modification of the 2-ton capacity “duece” trucks used by the US military in WWII, were later used as tourist craft in marine environments.

Captain Explorer DUKw Tour (StreetView)
Captain Explorer DUKw Tour

YellowDuckMarine's DUKW tours (StreetView)
YellowDuckMarine's DUKW tours
Boston Duck Tours (StreetView)
Boston Duck Tours

Amphibious Duck (StreetView)
Amphibious Duck

Boston Duck Tours (StreetView)
Boston Duck Tours

Austin Duck, amphibious tour vehicle (Birds Eye)
Austin Duck, amphibious tour vehicle
Duck Boat Tour on Charles River (Birds Eye)
Duck Boat Tour on Charles River

WWII 'Ducks' (DUKW) (Birds Eye)
WWII 'Ducks' (DUKW)
DC Duck Tours (Google Maps)
DC Duck Tours

DUKW Convert Tour Vehicle Entering Water (Birds Eye)
DUKW Convert Tour Vehicle Entering Water

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