Word: bomber
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...they did on their own trip to the great Northwest that "he who has reason on his side need not speak in a loud voice." Workmen completed carving a 3,200-ft. runway from the solid rock of Chungking's mountains to accommodate Willkie's four-motored bomber. The Chiangs visited the garden house set aside for their guest. The Missimo saw that it was properly decorated with new silk draperies, American daisies, ancient paintings and priceless porcelain ware...
Major General Ira Eaker, U.S. bomber commander in Britain: "There are enough airdromes now built and building to "accommodate all the Allied air forces needed for the destruction of Germany. I believe it is possible to destroy the enemy from the air. By destroying his aircraft factories you can put an end to his air force. By destroying his munition plants and communications you can make it impossible for him to build submarines. There is nothing that can be destroyed by gunfire that cannot be destroyed by bombs...
...Heinkel 177 is a 35-ton bomber powered by four 1,200-h.p. Hirth air-cooled engines. It is believed to have an eight-ton bomb capacity at normal range (about 500 miles), a top speed of 300 m.p.h.*The presumption is that it would be as effective in bombing Britain as the Lancaster, Britain's best heavy bomber, is in raiding Germany. But the Germans have yet to prove that they can turn out 177s in great quantities...
...pressure cabin Junkers 86-P was reported to have been used over Britain. A bomber reconnaissance plane, it is said to have a 40,000-ft. ceiling...
...Sept. 12-Bomber take-off successful. Delivered same at Army base...