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Recent Examples of bomber
This reversible bomber features a water-repellent quilted fabric with snap-closure hand pockets on one side.
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
Russia's intervention included the use of advanced fighter jets, bombers, and helicopters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Dellinger is praised as a hero in Oklahoma law enforcement for saving victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, then serving as the investigator on the state prosecution of the bombers.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The concept was put into practice by Germany during the Second World War with the Junkers Ju 287 jet tactical bomber.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
Russia's intervention included the use of advanced fighter jets, bombers, and helicopters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Dellinger is praised as a hero in Oklahoma law enforcement for saving victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, then serving as the investigator on the state prosecution of the bombers.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The concept was put into practice by Germany during the Second World War with the Junkers Ju 287 jet tactical bomber.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
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Four Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew just outside of United States airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said, marking the latest incident involving Russian aircraft off the coast of the U.S. state.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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The dramatic footage, which was taken from the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet, showed a Russian Su-35 execute what NORAD called an unsafe maneuver when the American warplane was intercepting a Russian Tu-95 bomber.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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For comparison, that is around 300 times faster than the top speed of a Lockheed Martin jet fighter here on Earth.Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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For example, in October 2018, during an Israeli airstrike in western Syria, an antiquated Syrian S-200 missile launched against the incoming Israeli jets hit a nearby Russian military transport killing all 14 Russian military personnel on board.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Available now through December 22, guests can look forward to 45% off of round-trip seaplane transfers, complimentary stays and meals for two children below 12 years of age at the six restaurants on site, and complimentary usage of snorkeling equipment and kayaks during the stay.Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
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Since touching down via seaplane for a tropical vacation with her family, the actress, 52, has shared several photos of herself enjoying the sun, sand and surf.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
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Syrian fighters funded and trained by the United States raised families in Rukban, according to a senior U.S. military commander.Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tsarukyan looked to establish his striking and keep distance from Makhachev with kicks early, but the two quickly went into a wrestling battle, with both fighters working well with pressure against the fence before Makhachev scored a nifty takedown that put Tsarukyan on his back.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The company flew its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane to the edge of space six times in six months, giving a few Virgin Galactic customers a taste of spaceflight after waiting more than a decade.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2024
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July 12, 2024 at 6:55 p.m. EDT Listen 7 min Share Comment Save Joe Engle, the last surviving member of the test pilots who skimmed the edge of space on the X-15 rocket plane in the 1960s and who later orbited the Earth on space-shuttle missions, died July 10 at his home in Houston.Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
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Olms, the cave-dwelling salamanders, are the longest-living amphibians In the lightless caves of Croatia and Slovenia, the olm cave salamander has adapted superpowers to thrive in an isolated environment across generations over some 20 million years.Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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This little isthmus also brims with rainforests and jungles teeming with all manner of beautiful and exotic wildlife—Panama is home to more than 940 species of birds as well as 220 mammals and 354 reptiles and amphibians.Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Videos circulating online appear to show the exact moment when the bird flies into one of the jetliner’s engines.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The long-profitable company’s fortunes soured after two of its 737 Max jetliners crashed in October 2018 and March 2019, killing 346 people.David Koenig and Manuel Valdes, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Bomber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bomber. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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