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... flight 7 : 147c ; illus . 146 .waterfowl adaptations for flight 1 : 945f comparative zoology adaptation for use in water 4 : 41b aquatic locomotion 11 : 18c flight motions of insects and birds 11 : 23a ; illus . lift in flight and ...
... flight 7 : 147c ; illus . 146 .waterfowl adaptations for flight 1 : 945f comparative zoology adaptation for use in water 4 : 41b aquatic locomotion 11 : 18c flight motions of insects and birds 11 : 23a ; illus . lift in flight and ...
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... flight service , and by the time of its decommissioning in 1937 had made 590 flights , including 144 ocean crossings , and had flown more than 1,000,000 miles . In 1929 the craft covered about 21,500 miles ( 34,600 kilometres ) in a ...
... flight service , and by the time of its decommissioning in 1937 had made 590 flights , including 144 ocean crossings , and had flown more than 1,000,000 miles . In 1929 the craft covered about 21,500 miles ( 34,600 kilometres ) in a ...
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... flight service , and by the time of its decommissioning in 1937 had made 590 flights , including 144 ocean crossings , and had flown more than 1,000,000 miles . In 1929 the craft covered about 21,500 miles ( 34,600 kilometres ) in a ...
... flight service , and by the time of its decommissioning in 1937 had made 590 flights , including 144 ocean crossings , and had flown more than 1,000,000 miles . In 1929 the craft covered about 21,500 miles ( 34,600 kilometres ) in a ...
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