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On 23 December 1988, a tank truck carrying propane on the Interstate 40 in Memphis, Tennessee, skidded from a ramp and rolled over. [3] [4] A small puncture released a vapour cloud that ignited in a boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, creating a fireball 700 feet (210 m) in diameter. [5]
By 25 July 1942, the War Department selected Cumberland University, in Lebanon, Tennessee as the location of the Headquarters for the Army Ground Forces field problems, commonly known as the Tennessee Maneuvers. Between 1942 and 1944, in seven large scale training exercises, more than 850,000 soldiers were trained in the Tennessee Maneuver Area ...
Most advanced Type 79 variant was equipped with a 105 mm rifled gun which was also found on the Type 80 tank. AMX-32: 1982 — France: 6 38–40 t 800 hp 530 km The AMX-32 was a French prototype main battle tank developed by AMX and APX during the late 1970s as an export tank to fit in a specific market niche of nations with smaller defence ...
F40 (full name F40T12) is a common size fluorescent lamp, at 4 foot or 1.2m Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination.
The OF-40 is an Italian main battle tank developed as a joint venture between OTO Melara and Fiat, and intended primarily for export sales.OTO Melara would develop and produce the hulls, and automotive components would be provided by Fiat (the designation of the vehicle comes from the initials of the two companies, whereas "40" refers to the planned mass of the tank). [1]
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The Waverly, Tennessee tank car explosion killed 16 people and injured 43 others on February 24, 1978, in Waverly, Tennessee. Following a train derailment a two days earlier, a cleanup crew had been sent into the area.
Some F40PHs found their way into freight service, after suitable modifications. The F40M-2F , which runs on the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad and formerly the Canadian American Railroad , was regeared for a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) and given an enlarged 2,900 US gallons (11,000 L; 2,400 imp gal) fuel tank.