Word: fortes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Rookie. At Fort Belvoir, Va., Private George Geographos, a basic trainee, refused to accept his paycheck, insisted he had done nothing to earn...
Overhead was the roar of planes. But all eyes, mostly red from lack of sleep, were focused on a glistening B-29 Super-fort, Dave's Dream,* which stood apart at the south side of the strip...
...housing area of 400 units in Fort Devens is expected to aid the project considerably. The increased cost of transportation and inconvenience of this locality will be balanced by low rentals and the proximity to shopping and recreational centers The transportation companies have been most cooperative, even to the extent of offering special cars and buses if they are needed...
With the pleased air of one letting out a big secret, Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. last week let out one of the biggest in the aircraft business. Out of a hangar at Fort Worth, Tex., Consolidated rolled its new, unconventional, six-motored giant, the XB-36 bomber-world's largest land plane. The development cost: approxi-' mately...
When the proceedings began in the Hotel Fort Des Moines, nobody could be sure what the end would bring. Up until then A.V.C. had followed a loose, sweeping "Statement of Intentions" with a notable, laudable motto: "Citizens first, veterans second...