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Major whirlwinds last longer because they are formed from very powerful winds, and it is hard, though not impossible, to interrupt them. Minor whirlwinds are not as long-lived; the winds that form them do not last long, and when a minor whirlwind encounters an obstruction (a building , a house , a tree , etc.), its rotation is interrupted, as ...
Three Westland Whirlwinds of 263 Squadron in stepped line-astern formation. The last Whirlwind mission to be flown by 137 Squadron was on 21 June 1943, when five Whirlwinds took off on a "Rhubarb" attack against the German airfield at Poix. [45] P6993 was unable to locate the target and instead bombed a supply train north of Rue. While ...
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Whirlwind, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community; Whirlwind Inlet, an ice-filled inlet along the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica . Whirlwind Glaciers, four prominent converging glaciers which flow into the west side of Whirlwind Inlet
Westland Wessex, and eventually Westland Sea King, helicopters later supplemented and eventually replaced Whirlwinds in this role. [7] The last Whirlwind was retired from service in 1982, and the last HAR.10 in 1981. [8] Two upgraded Whirlwinds (HCC.8 models) were added to the Queen's Flight in 1959, and eventually replaced by the Wessex ...
Whirlwind (David Cannon) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales To Astonish #50 (December 1963). [1]
The Wright R-790 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by Wright Aeronautical Corporation, with a total displacement of about 790 cubic inches (12.9 L) and around 200 horsepower (150 kW).
Susning.nu: a Swedish online wiki started in 2001; anyone-can-edit encyclopedia until 2004; shut down in 2009; Svensk uppslagsbok (2 editions, 31 and 32 volumes, 1929–1955) Svenska uppslagsverk: [15] a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander; Swedish Wikipedia (Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia)