Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...than 20,000 prosperous Japanese, who control the Philippine hemp industry, own 63,800 acres under legal leases, even more illegally. At week's end, three Philippine Army planes flew from Manila, scouted the Davao area. Most correspondents concluded from official silence that nobody could find a war fleet, that the jittery customs officer had seen either some harmless tankers or fishing boats, or an equally harmless yellow mirage...
...Fleet Biplanes...
...Harvard airmen will fly easily maneuverable two-seated Fleet biplanes, medium weight training ships. They have a slower landing speed than heavier and more advanced planes and are extremely versatile. Since there will be no speed event, as all events involving hazard were ruled out at the National Intercollegiate Flying Club Conference in Washington this April, they are splendidly adapted for this meet...
WASHINGTON--Copyright, 1938, by United Press--The Navy Department has been informed that Japan is constructing a powerful "hit and run" fleet that may revolutionize naval tactics, the United Press learned tonight. Despite a screen of censorship this government has been advised that the island empire is building a type of super-cruiser that has no match from the standpoints of speed, mobility and striking power...
...passengers. The Robert Ley is the second of no less than 20 25,000-ton ships planned for Kraft durch Fretide-no small project since there are now only about two dozen ships in the world which are as big. If built they will give Germany a handsome fleet of naval auxiliaries and troop ships...