Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Fleet, who had trained Greek and Korean troops, to come to Indo-China. Last winter, before the U.S. could dispatch Lieut. General John W. ("Iron Mike") O'Daniel to Indo-China as military adviser, the French broadly hinted that he be reduced to major general so that he would not outrank the French principals...
...lead in jet transports. The grounding of the Comets leaves British Overseas Airways with only 43 planes, half U.S.-built, for its worldwide routes. BOAC has been forced to close down its South American routes, thus losing $280,000 a week in passenger revenues. To build up its fleet, the company was trying to borrow Lockheed Constellations from Australia's Quantas Empire Airways, was reportedly talking about buying new piston-powered Constellations direct from Lockheed. In Australia, Quantas and British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines, which have three Comets on order, were rumored to be thinking of canceling the order, replacing...
...Scribbled Order. The British camp on the heights above Balaclava was supplied by the Woronzoff Road-a track connecting the heights with the British base in Balaclava and the fleet in the bay. Back of the Woronzoff Road was a valley. On either side and at its far end stood strong Russian batteries. This was bad enough, but when the Russians also attempted to drag some British naval guns away from their position overlooking the road, Lord Raglan became worried, because captured guns were proof of victory. Quickly the order was scribbled: "Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly...
...built a network of 26 radio stations to link 25 work camps with shelters for 6,500 men, set up a mile-long aerial tramway to haul 20-ton loads to inaccessible work sites, established what was then the world's biggest helicopter supply fleet outside the U.S. military. When he had manpower and equipment troubles, a phone call to Boise straightened them out. "My top tunnel man," says Strandberg, "was shifted from a job in Afghanistan to my team. If you can't make it after something like that, it's your own fault...
...stronger army than the one they started with. Never during the time he was in Korea, says Clark, did the U.N. command have the military means in Korea to win a decision in the field. Since Clark speaks only for May 1952 on, this does not contradict General Van Fleet's claim that a real chance to win existed in 1951 and was passed...