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... reason for making this suggestion was that I consider it safer to be on the west side of a storm center . The captain and I watched the lightning and the captain changed course once or twice to the northeast and back to east . He seemed ...
... reason for making this suggestion was that I consider it safer to be on the west side of a storm center . The captain and I watched the lightning and the captain changed course once or twice to the northeast and back to east . He seemed ...
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... reason for the sudden descent of the ship and the fact that the elevators did not work ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . I think it was a vertical down current of air in the vicinity of the center of the thunder storm . Representative ...
... reason for the sudden descent of the ship and the fact that the elevators did not work ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . I think it was a vertical down current of air in the vicinity of the center of the thunder storm . Representative ...
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... reason why , when you started from Lakehurst to go northeast , you proceeded westerly ; of course , you stated you had some commissions , some observations to make ; why did you not wait until a later hour , or why did you not proceed ...
... reason why , when you started from Lakehurst to go northeast , you proceeded westerly ; of course , you stated you had some commissions , some observations to make ; why did you not wait until a later hour , or why did you not proceed ...
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... reason for making those changes in direction ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . Those orders were all the cap- tain's , but I should say your description of the reason is correct . Representative HOPE . And was there anything done other ...
... reason for making those changes in direction ? Lieutenant Commander WILEY . Those orders were all the cap- tain's , but I should say your description of the reason is correct . Representative HOPE . And was there anything done other ...
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... 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 WILEY . I cannot give you his reason , sir . The CHAIRMAN ...
... 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 WILEY . I cannot give you his reason , sir . The CHAIRMAN ...
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Page 8 - In the testimony you are about to give before this committee, do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God ? Mr.
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