The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 86, Part 1National Geographic Society, 1944 - Geography |
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... side ( page 29 ) . Forward a big ramp , upended , serves as a blunt bow . Lowered , it becomes a loading platform for vehicles and cargo . The natural way to board an LCT , of course , is by the ramp , but when she is tied up at a dock ...
... side ( page 29 ) . Forward a big ramp , upended , serves as a blunt bow . Lowered , it becomes a loading platform for vehicles and cargo . The natural way to board an LCT , of course , is by the ramp , but when she is tied up at a dock ...
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... side of the bow the LCI carries a long flat ramp , or gangway , which can be shoved out forward and dropped when beaching . Standing down the Bay , our task unit maneuvered like big battleships in formation . The commander would send ...
... side of the bow the LCI carries a long flat ramp , or gangway , which can be shoved out forward and dropped when beaching . Standing down the Bay , our task unit maneuvered like big battleships in formation . The commander would send ...
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... side of the country . Nicaragua furnishes more rubber than any other of the Central American republics ( Plates XII and XIII ) . Cutting Rubber the Primitive Way In the back country primitive methods of cutting rubber still are employed ...
... side of the country . Nicaragua furnishes more rubber than any other of the Central American republics ( Plates XII and XIII ) . Cutting Rubber the Primitive Way In the back country primitive methods of cutting rubber still are employed ...
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