Word: wingman
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...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...
Geoffrion's barbs are obviously having their effect on the team. Last week, Forward Rod Gilbert had 15 goals, tops in the N.H.L. Wingman Don Marshall was only one goal off Gilbert's pace. Goalie Ed Giacomin, 27, in his second big-league season, led in shutouts, ranked No. 2 in the average of goals (2.27) allowed per game. It was still a long way to the Stanley Cup play-offs-but at least nobody was playing taps for the Rangers...
...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...