The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 98National Geographic Society, 1950 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 282
... Force design competition were McDonnell's XF - 88 Voodoo ( lower ) , North Amer- ican's YF - 93A ( upper ) , and Lockheed's XF - 90 ( page 290 ) . " May the best plane win , " said the Air Force in effect , after specifying speed ...
... Force design competition were McDonnell's XF - 88 Voodoo ( lower ) , North Amer- ican's YF - 93A ( upper ) , and Lockheed's XF - 90 ( page 290 ) . " May the best plane win , " said the Air Force in effect , after specifying speed ...
Page 305
... Force base , the Navy , the NACA , and plane makers , too , have the use of this flat expanse of clay , of the color and hardness of concrete . By affording plenty of take - off room and a safe place to land for the fastest of planes ...
... Force base , the Navy , the NACA , and plane makers , too , have the use of this flat expanse of clay , of the color and hardness of concrete . By affording plenty of take - off room and a safe place to land for the fastest of planes ...
Page 311
... Force and Navy have training towers where new jet pilots can ride the hot seat . At the Navy's Mustin Field , in Phila- delphia , I saw this " fired from a gun " routine . A cartridge like the shell of a small cannon was inserted ...
... Force and Navy have training towers where new jet pilots can ride the hot seat . At the Navy's Mustin Field , in Phila- delphia , I saw this " fired from a gun " routine . A cartridge like the shell of a small cannon was inserted ...
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Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Down the Susquehanna by Canoe By Ralph Gray With 45 illustrations in color from | xvi |
Here Come the Marines By Frederick Simpich 647 | xxii |
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