Word: wingman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...stick handlers-but short on muscle. His answer was to stock the squad with the strongest, meanest players he could find. From Boston, he obtained Reggie Fleming, the No. 1 "bad boy" in the N.H.L., who leads the league with 80 minutes of penalty time. From Toronto, Francis landed Wingman Orland ("K.O.") Kurtenbach, proud possessor of "the fastest fists in hockey...
...Quang Khe missile complex, the Due Tho storage area, and a spread of staging areas, oil dumps and antiaircraft sites. Though flak has thinned considerably in the region, two U.S. planes were shot down. As one pilot's parachute was buffeted by tricky wind currents, his anxious wingman radioed to ask him how he was doing. "Swinging, man," came the reply...
...primary assignment of bombing a cluster of warehouses, and could have returned to his base in Thailand. As usual, however, his flight began prowling the countryside for "targets of opportunity." Spotting several trucks, the jets hit them and were looking for more when ground fire caught Kasler's wingman, and he ejected. Kasler circled the area to protect him until rescue helicopters could get in. When Kasler's fuel gauge hit "bingo" (minimum remaining to get home), instead of leaving the protective watch to others, he elected to refuel from an orbiting KC-135 tanker and return...
...planes. The second brace of F-4Cs, sweeping into the classic 6 o'clock target position that the Sidewinders require for homing, closed in, dropped one MIG with a missile right up the tailpipe. When a fourth MIG tried to pull in behind, the successful Phantom's wingman pounced, followed through in a diving roll, and brought the Communist craft down with a sudden Sparrow...
...Tech squad, all but six are Canadians, and most have already been drafted by some N.H.L. club. Captain Ricky Yeo comes from Port Arthur, Ontario. All-America Goalie Tony Esposito, brother of the Chicago Black Hawks' Phil Esposito, is on the Montreal Canadiens' "negotiation list," and Wingman Jerry Bumbacco was drafted at 16 by the Black Hawks. The deal for those who do well is free room, board and tuition, plus a $25-a-month bonus if they keep their grades above...