Word: hit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Iranian Airbus was apparently hit by an SM-2 Standard Missile from the Vincennes at about 10:54 a.m. (2:54 a.m. Washington time), but more than eleven hours passed before what had happened became clear. At midday the U.S. was sticking to its contention that the ship had defended itself against an F- 14. Finally, at 1:20 p.m. Washington time, White House Spokesman Marlin Fitzwater read a statement from President Reagan, who had been awakened at Camp David at 4:52 a.m. and told of the new fighting. "I am saddened to report," said the President, "that...
...aircraft neither answered nor changed its course," said Crowe. The admiral reported that "electronic indications" aboard the Vincennes suggested that the plane was an F-14, but he would not elaborate. At 10:54 a.m. the ship fired two surface-to-air missiles, at least one of which hit the plane at an approximate range of six miles. Because of poor visibility, the jet was not visually sighted until the missile hit. The plane turned out to be Iran Air Flight 655 en route from the Iranian coastal city of Bandar Abbas to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates...
DePalo, one of the best baseball players in Harvard history, brings a legacy of offensive success and catching experience back to the Crimson with him. Over his four-year career, DePalo hit for a .332 average...
...first-team ALL-EIBL selection in his first three seasons, DePalo earned Harvard's Bingham Award as the school's top senior male athlete in 1987 when he hit .310. The Crimson finished a close third in the EIBL race and posted a strong 19-7 overall record in his senior year...
...number of those admitted who chose to enter the University also hit a record high of over 73 percent, with the incoming class of 1605 students exceeding last year's admission yield by 3 percent...