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...China has no fuel. "Every gallon of gasoline used by our forces in China goes in by air. Each cargo plane must carry-in addition to its normal load-enough gasoline to get back to India...
...swarm of bees in May Is worth a load of hay. A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon. A swarm of bees in July Is not worth...
...seen an airman's dream come true: the helicopter* (which irreverent Sikorsky disciples, in mock-Russian accent, call the helicopéter) could now do more than take off straight up in the air, land straight down and hover motionless. It could also carry a respectable load (two passengers), enough gasoline to make cross-country flights...
Wait till the Japs get a load of me on the business end of this portable hotfoot...
There was embarrassed silence when she quoted the Chinese proverb: "It takes little effort to watch the other fellow carry the load"; and when she made her most pointed thrust: "Midway and the Coral Sea are . . . merely steps in the right direction...