Word: wing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...been torn in the East Wall, a fourth was opening and Russians were pouring in. The Atlantic Wall was cracked in Normandy; the fissure opened by that wedge seemed to point straight to Paris. In northern Italy there was a bad breach that might spread to the weakened Balkan wing of the fort. Smaller cracks were opening within the fortress itself-the result of serious underground strains in France, in Yugoslavia, in Denmark...
...Gabreski's 28th victory, Wing Commander James Edgar ("Johnny'') Johnson, leading R.A.F. ace, batted down two more enemy planes to bring his score...
...indeed the Old Man: Supreme Commander Eisenhower. In a five-day tour he traveled the battle area from the British-Canadian wing in the east to the westernmost American positions, visited air, ground and airborne forces, conferred with his top commanders, including General Sir Bernard Montgomery and Lieut. General Omar N. Bradley...
...that did not tire me physically was considered one of the 'toughest' jobs we have for women . . . riveting on the upright wing jigs. But I loved that...
...maintenance bills, Architects Franklin & Kump eliminated all elevators, made use of natural light by means of oversize windows, skylights, glass panels atop interior walls. Instead of stairways, the building has wide ramps. Central feature of the building is an open two-story lobby. On the second floor of one wing is a windowless, skylighted council room, for which extra space was gained by a cantilevered projection. The Mayor's office is also on the second floor. Other unusual features...