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121China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
122Battle of the Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket — For the computer game with a similar name, see Decisive Battles of WWII: Korsun Pocket. Battle of the Korsun Cherkassy Pocket Part of the Eastern Front of World War II …
123Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar — X 20 Dyna Soar Artist s impression of the X 20 during re entry Country United States Contract award 24 October 1957 – 10 December 1963 …
124Mitsubishi A6M Zero — A6M Zero Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero Model 22 (NX712Z), used in the film Pearl Harbor Role Fighter …
125Grumman OV-1 Mohawk — OV 1 Mohawk Role light attack and observation aircraft Manufacturer Grumman First flight …
126Operation Coronado XI — Part of Operation Coronado, Vietnam War Date 12 February–3 March 1968 Location Cai Rang and Phung Hiep Districts near Can Tho, Phong Dinh …
127break — i. A maneuver ordered to a fighter to avoid being shot down. It consists of a maximum rate turn to destroy the hostile aircraft’s firing solution. ii. To “peel off” from formation. The maneuver is normally ordered when the formation comes over… …
128HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
