The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 82National Geographic Society, 1942 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... fire at a range of over 20,000 yards . . . ( Ac- curacy at this range ) requires airplanes to observe the fire and tell the ( battleship ) gun crews where their shots are falling . " These airplanes , if of a bombardment type , would ...
... fire at a range of over 20,000 yards . . . ( Ac- curacy at this range ) requires airplanes to observe the fire and tell the ( battleship ) gun crews where their shots are falling . " These airplanes , if of a bombardment type , would ...
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... fire . There were 6,000 firemen in England at the beginning of the war . Almost overnight the service was ex- panded to include 80,000 full - time firemen and 150,000 part - time firemen . Hundreds of thousands of fire watchers , in ...
... fire . There were 6,000 firemen in England at the beginning of the war . Almost overnight the service was ex- panded to include 80,000 full - time firemen and 150,000 part - time firemen . Hundreds of thousands of fire watchers , in ...
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... ( fire ) at my command . " Then to the plane : " Battery is ready . " The plane circles into position to watch , and radioes : " Fire ! " Down drops the battery commander's hand . The guns roar . " On the way , " says the ground radio ...
... ( fire ) at my command . " Then to the plane : " Battery is ready . " The plane circles into position to watch , and radioes : " Fire ! " Down drops the battery commander's hand . The guns roar . " On the way , " says the ground radio ...
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