fortresses
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He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, flying four missions in B-17 Flying Fortresses over Germany as a bomber navigator.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2020
He went into the Army Air Corps as a second lieutenant, flew four missions in B-17 Flying Fortresses over Germany as a bomber navigator during World War II and lost a leg during his service.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2020
Fortresses have always occupied hills as strategic defence but they also symbolise institutional power.
From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2019
Fortresses and watch towers were built along it to defend towns, passes or other strategic points and paths along the top of the wall allowed troops and couriers to move quickly.
From US News • Aug. 26, 2015
Big Brother’s Order for the Day, it seemed, had been chiefly devoted to praising the work of an organization known as FFCC, which supplied cigarettes and other comforts to the sailors in the Floating Fortresses.
From "1984" by George Orwell
