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Word: minutesâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1925-1925
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These apocryphal invaders swept down upon nearly 60 ships of the U. S. Navy, steaming at 20 miles per hour. Of a sudden, the fleet buried itself under a mountain of smoke and fire, black and yellow with a glean of crimson. For six minutes???it seemed six hours? tons of steel hurtled through the black smoke?some of it went in long low curves ten miles toward "the enemy ships," some went in steep parabolas toward the enemy aircraft. When all was calm, it was apparent that the enemy ships were well smashed. But the airplanes? According to Lieutenant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Unseemly Spectacle | 4/6/1925 | See Source »

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