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Word: pierrefeu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Cuers-Pierrefeu. about ten miles from Toulon, there is the mooring mast of the lost Dixmude, France's only dirigible, and her hangar. French officials, who before the flight had put many a peckish restriction on the Graf Zeppelin's crossing France, wirelessed Commander Eckener to try to reach Cuers-Pierrefeu. He succeeded. A company of Senegalese troops pulled the ship to earth and walked her into the hangar. Passengers, weary, pretended unconcern over their dangers. Most of them declared that they would wait until the ship's motors were replaced and she would start again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Zeppelin's Failure | 5/27/1929 | See Source »

...charge of this year's dance consists of Barrett Williams '28, Chairman; R. H. Jones, Jr. '28; F. H. Pollard '29 and Wiliam Worthington '29 subchairmen; Stewart Boal '29; R. P. Dow '28; R. R. Forrester '30; Lincoln O'Brien '29; H. M. Parker, Jr. '30; Y. A. de Pierrefeu '30; James Roosevelt '30; G. L. Stebbins '28; and W. D. Vogel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Circolo Announces Dance Plans | 3/15/1927 | See Source »

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