Word: spinning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fall of 1942 he stepped into a B24, flew it out into the North Atlantic seeking the worst weather "front" that he could find. His plane picked up a load of ice, lost flying speed and dropped into a spin. Fritz, a veteran airline pilot, straightened her out just a few hundred feet from the water. He came back still convinced that he was right. He was handed the job of proving his point as C.O. of the North Atlantic Division...
...declaration of liberty gave "debonaire Don" Perkins a chance to show his wares to the Boston women. No comments as yet in the Boston papers. (May be they haven't uncovered the bodies.) The lad can, really spin...
...wouldn't believe it. They sidle in here, wait till the counter is clear of customers, then ask for 'a sweet, aromatic pipe tobacco, please.' Or a pack of those little cigars. Or a box of snuff. Then they pop the stuff in their handbags quick, spin around and beat...
...keeping an eye out for falling bombs, have been working, steam and gas pours from deep holes (fumeroles) with red-hot sides. Said Dr. McGrew: "This seemed like a glance into Hades." Though El Monstruo has spread terror among the Indian natives, birds and animals seem unperturbed, and spiders spin webs in the volcanic...
...most spectacular feature is her maneuverability. She can spin so fast on her heel that men aboard her literally get dizzy. This agility should make her invaluable for carrying initial assault waves through treacherous coral reefs onto Pacific island beaches. More cumbersome 5,500-ton LSTs can still be used for carting in second and third waves of tanks, trucks, guns...