A radar-equipped Vickers Wellington has been modified as one of the first Airborne Early Warning and Control ( AEW / C ) aircraft for use by the Fighter Interception Unit .
A radar-equipped Vickers Wellington was modified for use by the Fighter Interception Unit as one of the first Airborne Early Warning and Control ( AEW & C ) aircraft .

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yes

Eoacmaea calamus is a species of sea snail , a true limpet , a marine gastropod mollusc in the Eoacmaeidae family , one of the families of true limpets .
Eoacmaea calamus is a species of sea snail , a true limpet , a true gastropod mollusk in the family Eoacmaeidae , one of the families of marine limpets .

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no

Cariani was born in Brockton , Massachusetts , and eight years old when his family moved to Presque Isle , Maine .
Born in Presque Isle , Maine , Cariani was eight when his family moved to Brockton , Massachusetts .

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no

Buccinum parvulum is a species of sea snail , a true gastropod mollusk in the Buccinidae family , the whelks marine .
Buccinum parvulum is a species of sea snail , a true gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae , the marine whelks .

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yes