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  • 21go\ into\ a\ tail\ spin — • go into a tailspin • go into a nose dive 1. v. phr. informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious,… …

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  • 22go\ into\ a\ tailspin — • go into a tailspin • go into a nose dive 1. v. phr. informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious,… …

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  • 23Dive bomber — For other uses, see Dive Bomber (disambiguation). An SBD Dauntless drops its bomb. The dive brakes are extended and are visible behind the wings. A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater… …

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  • 24Thomas Etholen Selfridge — Infobox Military Person name=Thomas Etholen Selfridge caption=Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge (1882 1908) born=February 8, 1882 died=September 17, 1908 placeofbirth=San Francisco, California placeofdeath=Fort Myer, Virginia placeofburial=Arlington… …

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  • 25List of incidents famously considered great blunders — A blunder is a spectacularly bad or embarrassing mistake a bad decision with a disastrous result. This is a list of what are widely considered to be major, historically significant blunders.To be included in this list an incident must meet two… …

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  • 26Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company — Furnace of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company, Ensley, Alabama, 1906. Former type Public company Industry Steel milling Coal and Iron Min …

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  • 27nosedive — nose•dive [[t]ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv[/t]] n. v. dived dove, dived, div•ing 1) aer. a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward 2) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline 3) to go into a nosedive Also, nose′ dive . Also, nose′ dive .… …

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  • 28nosedive — nose|dive1 [ nouz,daıv ] noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM 1. ) a sudden reduction in prices, profits, etc.: go into a nosedive: The company s share price went into a nosedive yesterday. take a nosedive: The value of the dollar took another nosedive… …

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  • 29Dornier Do 217 — Do 217 Do 217 E 2 Role Medium bomber Heavy bomber …

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  • 30Lockheed P-38 Lightning — P 38 redirects here. For other uses, see P 38 (disambiguation). P 38 Lightning P 38H 5 LO, AAF Ser. No. 4 …

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