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  2. Staff (military) - Wikipedia

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    A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in their command and control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the ...

  3. Blohm & Voss BV 238 - Wikipedia

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    Primary user. Luftwaffe. Number built. 1 (with 2 incomplete prototypes) [1] History. First flight. April 1944 [1] The Blohm & Voss BV 238 was a German flying boat, built during World War II. It was the heaviest aircraft ever built when it first flew in 1944, and was the largest aircraft produced by any of the Axis powers during World War II.

  4. Southern bluefin tuna - Wikipedia

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    The erythrocyte content in the blood ranges from 2.13 to 2.90 million/l which is at least twice that of adult Atlantic salmon, reflecting the active nature of southern bluefin tuna. [8] [14] Because the MCHC is high, more blood can be delivered to tissues without an increase in energy used to pump more viscous blood. For southern bluefin tuna ...

  5. Hut 6 - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Hut 6 was a wartime section of the Government Code and Cypher School (GC&CS) at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, Britain, tasked with the solution of German Army and Air Force Enigma machine cyphers. Hut 8, by contrast, attacked Naval Enigma. Hut 6 was established at the initiative of Gordon Welchman, and was run initially by Welchman and ...

  6. S2 Yachts - Wikipedia

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    S2 Yachts. S2 Yachts is an American boat builder based in Holland, Michigan. From 1974 until 1989 the company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats and it continues as a builder of motorboats. [1][2] The company was founded by Leon Slikkers in 1974 and remained in business in 2019 as the parent company of Tiara ...

  7. J/Boats - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.jboats.com. J/Boats is an American boat builder based in Newport, Rhode Island and founded by Rod Johnstone in 1977. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1][2][3] The company's model names all start with "J/" and then the design's length overall (LOA), in feet (such as the J/24), or ...

  8. Ballard Locks - Wikipedia

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    The gates on the dam release or store water to maintain the lake within a 2 ft (0.61 m) range of 20 to 22 ft (6.1 to 6.7 m) above sea level. Maintaining this lake level is necessary for floating bridges, mooring facilities, and vessel clearances under bridges. [2]: 2 "Smolt flumes" in the spillway help young salmon to pass safely downstream.

  9. Beriev Be-6 - Wikipedia

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    The Beriev Be-6 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 34", [1] NATO reporting name "Madge" [2]) was a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB.It was capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions, such as long-range maritime reconnaissance, coastal and supply line patrols, torpedo/bombing strikes, mine-laying, and transport operations.