Word: rootes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Across the field we saw a long column of men running towards us. Root said, "Get the guns trained on them." I looked at them through glasses. They were Chinese soldiers, and an officer...
...Root, all business, asked for 1,500 gallons of aviation fuel, tools to repair the engine, and a strip to be leveled so we could take...
Death Sentence. Officer and interpreter consulted hurriedly and agreed. They left an armed guard around the ship while Coury and the crew opened No. 3 engine to check on repair possibilities. Coury's face was dark and unhappy when he reported to Root, "Captain, there is not much we can do with the engine. We'll have to destroy the plane and get out as best...
...Root looked steadily at Coury, then looked at 293. For a full minute he said nothing. The crew looked away or down at their shoes. Then...
...yelled to Root, Doolen and Robinson and rushed for a shallow ditch 50 yards away. The fighters roared across, pulled up and then turned on our ship. They spattered bullets across the fuselage and wings, then started a little fire on the left side...