Word: poulterers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Thomas Charles Poulter, its designer and driver, was easing the monster down a wooden ramp to the ice. Suddenly the heavy planks crackled, splintered, flew in all directions like straws in a whirlwind. In the vibrant words of the radio message which reached the Navy Department : "Dr. Poulter, faced with almost certain disaster, did the only thing possible and, without hesitating, he applied full power. Throbbing and roaring, the cruiser swayed downward, leaving a wake of splintered debris behind. Expedition members, who were anxiously watching the maneuver from the ice, cheered ecstatically. Admiral Byrd, who insisted on sharing the risk...
Once safely away from the ruins of the treacherous ramp, Dr. Poulter kept the cruiser going for a mile over the ice before he stopped...