Word: wingtips
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Dates: during 1942-1942
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...Brewster Aeronautical Corp. last week, seized Brewster's two plants in Long Island City (where it manufactures dive-bomber parts), its big, new, final assembly plant in Johnsville, Pa. (where it is supposed to be zipping out finished planes) and its plant at Newark Airport (where it makes wingtip floats and other gear for Consolidated Catalina Flying Boats). Brewster was the fifth U.S. firm to be seized by the Government since war began in Europe...
Before the sun was high, the planes, flying wingtip to wingtip under tumbling Pacific clouds, were back over the carrier. Only one was missing. The pilot had radioed that he was crippled by anti-aircraft fire, but might make it. He never...