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Word: controlmen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1947-1947
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...search and rescue unit of the Hawaiian Sea Frontier picked up the distress signal. A converted Army B17, Honolulu-bound from Kwajalein, was running out of fuel 100 miles west of Barbers Point. In the control tower on Oahu, controlmen listened to the calm voice of disaster: "Number Three Engine is out at 2,200 feet. . . . Two and Three Engines dead at 1,400 feet . . . losing altitude. ... I'd better go ahead and set down while I have two engines. . . ." There was a pause. Then, "Now ditching." At 11:46, the radio went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: It Can't Be Helped | 8/25/1947 | See Source »

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