The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 86National Geographic Society, 1944 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 149
... gliders in warfare was accomplished successfully . The young Troop Carrier Command and its new silent weapon had come into their own . Hopes of military glider enthusiasts , from General Arnold down , were on the way to realization ...
... gliders in warfare was accomplished successfully . The young Troop Carrier Command and its new silent weapon had come into their own . Hopes of military glider enthusiasts , from General Arnold down , were on the way to realization ...
Page 150
... glider troops , it can carry a pay load of more than its own weight . Leonardo Built Gliders For centuries man has experimented with gliders . Leonardo da Vinci built small models and experimented along scientific lines , but with ...
... glider troops , it can carry a pay load of more than its own weight . Leonardo Built Gliders For centuries man has experimented with gliders . Leonardo da Vinci built small models and experimented along scientific lines , but with ...
Page 154
... glider pilots such tactics . Incidentally , Colonel Murphy piloted the Fighting Falcon , first invasion glider to land in France . The Nazis were the first to use gliders in the war . They were the " secret weapons " with which the ...
... glider pilots such tactics . Incidentally , Colonel Murphy piloted the Fighting Falcon , first invasion glider to land in France . The Nazis were the first to use gliders in the war . They were the " secret weapons " with which the ...
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Britain Fights in the Fields By FRANCIS A FLOOD | 31 |
Once a Culinary Stepchild Today a Gulf Coast Industry By HARLAN | 53 |
With a Review of The Societys | 66 |
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