Word: lifts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...worse: the dirty work of getting ready, or the strain of the final stage. A diver himself, he knew the obstacles overcome, the risks yet faced. But for Tooker, and for the hundreds of men who had worked on, in, and under the prostrate ship, her first, slight lift of life was a triumph of patience and courage...
Even when floated free, she cannot be righted quickly. Held at an angle of about 45 degrees, she is to be pulled into the middle of the slip by beach gear-great cables and winches whose function is not to lift but to harness side movement. Finally pumped dry, the Lafayette will still heel over until tons of bulkheading and refuse are removed...
...rubber-boot"-a rubber strip fastened in place along the leading edges of the wings. When the pilot shoots compressed air into the boot, it expands and contracts, the ice cracks off. But the addition of the rubber strip increases the wind drag on the plane, i.e., decreases its lift; the strip has to be taken off during the summer months to make it last even as long as two winters; repair jobs are frequently necessary on spots subject to severe strain. A ground check of the entire system is necessary every 50 hours...
...Lift Your Heads (British Ministry of Information, OWI; TIME, July...
...Lift Your Heads (British Ministry of Information, OWI; TIME, July...