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... land ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . Yes , sir ; and keep in the less tur- bulent atmosphere ; we know those currents cannot extend all the way down to the ground , and the idea is to get as low as we can and keep safe . The CHAIRMAN ...
... land ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . Yes , sir ; and keep in the less tur- bulent atmosphere ; we know those currents cannot extend all the way down to the ground , and the idea is to get as low as we can and keep safe . The CHAIRMAN ...
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... land , under storm conditions . The CHAIRMAN . Is that the reason the captain changed his course to get out to sea , because it might be easier to navigate on the waters than upon land in the midst of the storm ? Lieutenant Commander ...
... land , under storm conditions . The CHAIRMAN . Is that the reason the captain changed his course to get out to sea , because it might be easier to navigate on the waters than upon land in the midst of the storm ? Lieutenant Commander ...
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... land and go east when the storm was raging , why did you not continue east ? sir . Lieutenant Commander WILEY . I had nothing to do with that , The CHAIRMAN . At any rate , when you got to point 2200 , you turned and retraced your steps ...
... land and go east when the storm was raging , why did you not continue east ? sir . Lieutenant Commander WILEY . I had nothing to do with that , The CHAIRMAN . At any rate , when you got to point 2200 , you turned and retraced your steps ...
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... land , normally ; it is enough warning to everybody there is danger , is it not ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . Not necessarily danger , but it means to get on your feet at your station . Colonel BRECKINRIDGE . At some time in this crash ...
... land , normally ; it is enough warning to everybody there is danger , is it not ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . Not necessarily danger , but it means to get on your feet at your station . Colonel BRECKINRIDGE . At some time in this crash ...
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... land is to a gun on a surface ship ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . On a surface ship ? A gun on land and a gun on a surface ship ? sir . Senator KEAN . Yes . Lieutenant Commander WILEY . That is up to an ordnance expert , Senator KEAN ...
... land is to a gun on a surface ship ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . On a surface ship ? A gun on land and a gun on a surface ship ? sir . Senator KEAN . Yes . Lieutenant Commander WILEY . That is up to an ordnance expert , Senator KEAN ...
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