The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 84National Geographic Society, 1943 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Airships , planes , and warships , operating in unison , had driven Hitler's undersea boats out of their once happy hunting ground . Lighter - than - air ships , once regarded as the " folly of fanatics , " had proved their ability ...
Airships , planes , and warships , operating in unison , had driven Hitler's undersea boats out of their once happy hunting ground . Lighter - than - air ships , once regarded as the " folly of fanatics , " had proved their ability ...
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Though one man can pilot a plane , it takes from 5 to 20 skilled men on the ground - depending on the size and type of the plane to keep it flying . Such trained ground crews are taught to : Predict weather . Detect distant craft with ...
Though one man can pilot a plane , it takes from 5 to 20 skilled men on the ground - depending on the size and type of the plane to keep it flying . Such trained ground crews are taught to : Predict weather . Detect distant craft with ...
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In today's war no bomber leaves the ground until the weather officer has assured the flight personnel that flying conditions are favorable . One raid on Germany was planned so that bombers flew in a cloud bank that reached from England ...
In today's war no bomber leaves the ground until the weather officer has assured the flight personnel that flying conditions are favorable . One raid on Germany was planned so that bombers flew in a cloud bank that reached from England ...
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