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Page 403
... plane without human control on any desired course . You need only push a few buttons to set this automatic mechanism to do what you desire . It will release the brakes , take the plane into the air , retract the wheels , put the plane ...
... plane without human control on any desired course . You need only push a few buttons to set this automatic mechanism to do what you desire . It will release the brakes , take the plane into the air , retract the wheels , put the plane ...
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To Escape from Disabled High - speed Plane , Pilot Shoots Himself Out , Seat and All ! A dummy pilot , strapped to the seat , is literally shot out of a fighter plane in an Army Air Forces demonstration . The " ejector seat " was ...
To Escape from Disabled High - speed Plane , Pilot Shoots Himself Out , Seat and All ! A dummy pilot , strapped to the seat , is literally shot out of a fighter plane in an Army Air Forces demonstration . The " ejector seat " was ...
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... plane banked sharply to line up for the first " bomb run " over the camp . Our " eggs " were 16 bags of mail , gifts , fresh food , and technical supplies . I crawled back through the narrow tunnel to the body of the plane to help drop ...
... plane banked sharply to line up for the first " bomb run " over the camp . Our " eggs " were 16 bags of mail , gifts , fresh food , and technical supplies . I crawled back through the narrow tunnel to the body of the plane to help drop ...
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Columbia River CanadaU S 90 304 688 692 | 106 |
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