The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 86National Geographic Society, 1944 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 265
... planes available , chiefly P - 38 fighters or Spitfires that do more than 400 miles per hour . True daredevils , they fly with their planes stripped of guns to decrease weight and give them greater speed to run from the enemy- they are ...
... planes available , chiefly P - 38 fighters or Spitfires that do more than 400 miles per hour . True daredevils , they fly with their planes stripped of guns to decrease weight and give them greater speed to run from the enemy- they are ...
Page 276
... planes , the Army has photographed the opening of parachutes and the jumping of parachute troops from planes . Shown later in slow motion , the pictures re- veal why some parachutes are not opening right and what is the right and wrong ...
... planes , the Army has photographed the opening of parachutes and the jumping of parachute troops from planes . Shown later in slow motion , the pictures re- veal why some parachutes are not opening right and what is the right and wrong ...
Page 536
... planes appeared . This did not appeal to aggressive leaders , so .50 - caliber ma- chine guns mounted on trucks and jeeps were kept in readiness for instant use . Thereafter , planes that dived on motor columns got a hot welcome ...
... planes appeared . This did not appeal to aggressive leaders , so .50 - caliber ma- chine guns mounted on trucks and jeeps were kept in readiness for instant use . Thereafter , planes that dived on motor columns got a hot welcome ...
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