Word: wing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...accounts of him personally. At his death eulogies were written. From my cousin, who was flying in England at the same time, we learned that the young ace had gone "kill crazy", wanted to run his count to unprecedented heights. He had become unconcerned about the safety of his wing man, came home day after day alone. Other flyers grew understandably reluctant to accompany him; he started making flights alone, and was shortly after reported missing...
...Thunderbolts, escorting bombers over Germany, found the release mechanisms of their auxiliary wing fuel tanks jammed. Unless the empty tanks could be jettisoned at once, the fighters would have to break for home, their mission incomplete. Their wing pilots came to the rescue. At 300 m.p.h., one mile above ground, the wing men flew formation to within 18 inches of the lead ships, then batted the tanks off with their wingtips...
Ballets that aim to be folksy stuff often manage to be coy, condescending, phony. But Fancy Free is as genuinely native as a buck-&-wing on a xylophone. Three bored sailors tank up and pursue three slick chicks. Some of the action is more like expert pantomime than dancing. The pantomime is often nearly as funny as that of the late great Joe Jackson, the Tramp Bicyclist. The dancing is superb -acrobatic, "specialty," rumba, softshoe, adagio, eccentric, jitterbugging, knee-drops, slapstick, and a violent, half-hidden free-for-all on the floor behind the bar. Fancy Free's success...
...Lightning on the tail of a Jap fighter, bored in and chased the Jap down to the water. "The guy tried to turn, but his wing dug into the water." He crashed. "I guess he was scared," said Major Bong...
...Hoffman, having declined an invitation to join the Harvard crew, plans to wing Wisconsin-way with a gleaming multi-facet job which may men wedding bells the' he claims otherwise. G. Grove, having previously committed himself, will assume added responsibility on this leave, and P. Harty, attorney-at-law and platoon-commander-extraordinary, will do likewise...