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Word: rootes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Root turned the ship over to Anderson and sat beside me. He spoke in a quiet, cool tone. "Guess old 293 isn't a virgin any more," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: JAPAN AND RETURN | 6/26/1944 | See Source »

...There's black smoke coming out of No. 3 engine," one of the gunners reported. Root cut out No. 3 engine and gunned up the others. His commands came fast, terse, unexcited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: JAPAN AND RETURN | 6/26/1944 | See Source »

...Captain, I am afraid our radio is out of commission, too." Robinson finally reported. Said Root to all hands: "Prepare for emergency landing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: JAPAN AND RETURN | 6/26/1944 | See Source »

...River Valley. He headed the ship for a winding river bed. When the ground mist cleared we saw green, grassy fields and a little village set alongside the river. Root swung the ship in a semicircle and headed her in-"Here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: JAPAN AND RETURN | 6/26/1944 | See Source »

...field at fair speed, wheels down, and it seemed as though we were going to nose over when Root braked her to a dead stop. We piled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: JAPAN AND RETURN | 6/26/1944 | See Source »

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