Word: squadrons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...length, spanning the West Indies, extending down the East Coast of South America, then westward over the Andes to Chile and northward to the Bolivian border: the largest fleet of the largest flying boats in the world were built especially for this service and backed up by a squadron of 22 auxiliary flying ships; a careful organization was developed and scattered through 17 countries to carry the work of the air line forward; most of this $4,000,000 is represented in actual physical assets; considerably less than a million was spent in development work whose actual expenditure could perhaps...
...America's Cup-rococo, gourd-necked silver trophy 2 ft. 3 in. high, offered by the Royal Yacht Squadron for a sailing race in England in 1851, won by the yacht America, and ever since the property of U. S. yachtsmen...
Smiling toothily in the glory of a new white uniform, Carol stood on a platform at Brasov (formerly Hungary) to review Rumania's air forces. A flight of battle planes appeared, landed successfully before the reviewing stand?all but the squadron leader who got lost on the way, was still missing at nightfall. Prince Nicholas, who has recently abandoned roaring motor cars for airplanes, arrived at the field nearly two hours late in a French Potez 25 reconnaissance plane, bounced off the ground twice in attempts to land, finally brought his plane careening to earth. Just as the review...
British author, was elected to membership in the Royal Yacht Squadron of Cowes in whose regatta King George V competed three weeks ago. Long ago, the Royal Yacht Squadron blackballed Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, proposed by his friend King Edward VII. Sir Thomas is a member, however, of 13 other royal yacht clubs...
...international stunters, France's Marcel Doret was conceded the most thrilling performance of the opening days, with his loops that nearly cut the grass. Even more spectacular than the solo events were the tricks of the Navy's High Hat and Red Ripper squadrons from the Lexington; the Army's crack First Pursuit Squadron from Self ridge Field; and the Quantico Marines. Most novel stunt: three Navy Boeings, wing to wing, flopping over as one plane in a "formation barrel-roll...