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Word: undercasts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1964-1964
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Without Question. Flight 773 had plunged to earth. At 6:51 a.m., a United Air Lines pilot made his radio report: "There's a black cloud of smoke coming up through the undercast. Looks like oil or gasoline fire." At the scene, investigators found the cockpit had been demolished. But on a bit of tubing from the pilot's seat, they discovered a small, lead-scarred dent caused by a bullet. Said the report: "Measurements place the bullet indentation directly in line of fire between the captain's back and anyone standing in the aisleway between...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investigations: Death Wish | 11/6/1964 | See Source »

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