Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
"Cats Eyes" – John Cunningham, Battle of Britain pilot "Chappie" – Daniel James, Jr., American Air Force general [8] "Chuck" – Charles Elwood Yeager, World War II USAAF fighter ace and first pilot to break the sound barrier in level flight "Cobber" – Edgar J. Kain, Second World War RAF fighter ace "Cobra" – Ronald Stein, USAF fighter ace
Lea Gabrielle, American fighter pilot turned journalist, Correspondent for Fox News Channel Rajiv Gandhi , prime minister of India 1984–1989, son of India's first female prime minister Indira Gandhi
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Code words used by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War: Angels – height in thousands of feet. Balbo – a large formation of aircraft. [1] Bandit – identified enemy aircraft. Bogey – unidentified (possibly unfriendly) aircraft. Buster – radio-telephony code phrase for 'maximum throttle' or full power climb.
Pilots must keep turning in a dogfight and never fly straight unless firing; Pilots must never dive away from an enemy, as he gives an opponent a non-deflection shot—bullets are faster than aeroplanes; Pilots must keep an eye on their watches during patrols, on the direction and strength of the wind
Elmer Verner McCollum (March 3, 1879 – November 15, 1967) was an American biochemist known for his work on the influence of diet on health. [2] [3] McCollum is also remembered for starting the first rat colony in the United States to be used for nutrition research.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
John 'Cat's Eyes' Cunningham CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC & Bar, AE (27 July 1917 – 21 July 2002) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) night fighter ace during the Second World War and a test pilot. [1] During the war, he was nicknamed 'Cat's Eyes' by the British press to explain his success and to avoid communicating the existence of airborne radar to ...