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... turning out new planes to meet the steadily increasing demand . . . . Close to a thousand air - ports are being rushed to completion to care for American planes flying in all directions . And as fast as the U. S. Government defines new ...
... turning out new planes to meet the steadily increasing demand . . . . Close to a thousand air - ports are being rushed to completion to care for American planes flying in all directions . And as fast as the U. S. Government defines new ...
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... turned west to- ward Madison , where Colonel Lindbergh attended the University of Wisconsin be- fore taking up aviation . On the way to Minneapolis we deviated from our course to fly over the head- waters of the Mississippi . It was ...
... turned west to- ward Madison , where Colonel Lindbergh attended the University of Wisconsin be- fore taking up aviation . On the way to Minneapolis we deviated from our course to fly over the head- waters of the Mississippi . It was ...
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... turned south for a time . There was a short visit at Sioux Falls , and then we went on to Sioux City , Iowa . Here the committee had arranged the pro- gram so smoothly that it was completed ahead of time . The citizens and visitors from ...
... turned south for a time . There was a short visit at Sioux Falls , and then we went on to Sioux City , Iowa . Here the committee had arranged the pro- gram so smoothly that it was completed ahead of time . The citizens and visitors from ...
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... turned out in a huge lathe , except where it had been broken at one side . The bottom was con- stantly in shadow because of the over- hanging rim . There was a layer of snow at one side , though this was below the point where snow would ...
... turned out in a huge lathe , except where it had been broken at one side . The bottom was con- stantly in shadow because of the over- hanging rim . There was a layer of snow at one side , though this was below the point where snow would ...
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... turned toward Helena . We had to run our engines at nearly full throttle to arrive on time . There were several inquiries as to what had happened to us between Butte and . Helena . The distance is only about 80 miles and we had taken ...
... turned toward Helena . We had to run our engines at nearly full throttle to arrive on time . There were several inquiries as to what had happened to us between Butte and . Helena . The distance is only about 80 miles and we had taken ...
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