Word: garuda
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...crew jobs with their own men. Many of the native flyers do not yet have the training for the job. One U.S. captain for Saudi Arabian Airlines reports that his invariable instruction to his Arab copilot is "Don't touch anything." Indonesia's ambitious (39 planes) Garuda airline is in serious trouble since it fired all Dutch pilots and technicians; also facing trouble is Union of Burma Airways, with few experts-and with three Viscount turboprops on order...
...beak? Modern Japanese are not sure. One opinion is that Karura is patterned after the Indian bird-god. Garuda, who used to thrive on serpents. Another version: Karura broke some of Buddha's precepts and got his face altered in punishment. The 420,000 Japanese who trooped past him were hardly bothered by historical uncertainties; Karura, in all his fierce, proud finery, was simply a pleasure to look...