bomber
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He volunteered for military service during World War II and, with an affinity for math, served as a navigator on a B-17 bomber that saw heavy action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The first DHC-515 -- the modernized version of the water bomber -- will go to Greece, Cote said, "in early 2028."
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Swire believes Megrahi is innocent, even befriending the convicted bomber up until his death in 2012.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Another area of inquiry was the idea that the bomber had a grudge against the Port Authority, whose facilities had endured years of threats.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The air armies were set up in divisions, each with its own job—for example, bomber, fighter, or ground attack.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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But priceless hours were lost Saturday with the wind keeping dozens of water bombers from operating.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
That includes B-1 bombers currently staged in the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The type of slow, steady grooming Anya describes is designed to avoid triggering the target's sense of danger, "like stealth bombers are designed just to go under the radar", says the psychologist Quinn-Cirillo.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The commander of the front himself sent a telegram to the regiment, congratulating the two pilots on their fearlessness and airmanship: they had turned away forty-two enemy bombers, and shot down four of them.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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