Word: daredevils
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...picture starts out auspiciously as the story of the first flyers who took the airmail, back in the "Twenties. The scene is a circus, complete with a rudimentary chorus line and four brothers who put on a daredevil air show. The audience is set for an hour and a half of rare entertainment, when the story collapses with a whimper into the worst kind of homey, ineptly-handled drama. One of the brothers, a self-styled ladies' man, marries, and brings his wife to live with his brethren, all of whom fly the mail. Inevitably, one of them...
...daredevil or exhibitionist, Slick Goodlin took over the job of testing the XS-1 on the understanding that he would fly it no faster than 82% of the speed of sound unless he was convinced that it would safely go faster. Approximately 20 more preliminary flights are planned between now and next summer; Goodlin has the privilege of recommending that the XS-1 be flown pilotless by radio control in its supersonic test. But last week, after months of devouring engineering and wind-tunnel reports, and after handling the plane under power, he said: "I know what this airplane...
Died. Berna Eli ("Barney") Oldfield, 68, daredevil of the dirt track at the dawn of the motor age, first auto racer to drive a mile a minute, whose name gave a U.S. generation a synonym for speed; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Beverly Hills, Calif...
...daredevil, not-so-young Britons flew faster last week than men had ever flown before in level flight. At Herne Bay, England, a Gloster Meteor jet plane, piloted by Group Captain H. J. ("Willie") Wilson, 37, of the R.A.F. made four 70-mile runs at an average speed of 606 miles per hour.-In the same type of plane, Eric Greenwood, 38, of the Gloster Aircraft Co. flew nearly as fast. For a while Greenwood thought he had the record. When photographic timing showed him beaten, he was ready with the British sportsman's typical comment: "Really? Good...
...then on Friday they were the victims of Keith Miller's three-hit pitching as the Tigers, finding a sudden power at the plate, won 14 to 0. Other games in a busy week saw the Tigers nip the Cards 3 to 1 on Al Ogden's daredevil base running, the Dodgers edged the Cards 3 to 2, and the Browns took undisputed possession of first by downing the Dodgers 4 to 1. Club Standing W L Browns 5 1 Beavers 4 2 Tigers 3 2 Dodgers 2 4 Cardinals...