10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKY MARKER»
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sky marker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sky marker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945
Another device, the sky marker, was introduced on the December 31 Diisseldorf
mission. Sky markers were parachute flares, dropped by Oboe- or H2S-equipped
Pathfinder planes over the aiming point when the ground could not be seen.
Sarah opens a drawer, discovers Sky's marker, and haltingly promises to deliver "
one dozen genuine sinners" on Thursday night. A group of gamblers gathers at a
newsstand, waiting to. band, Nathan chooses none other than Sergeant Sarah ...
3
Bomber Command: American Bombers in Original World War II Color
USAF Title page: Sky marker smoke trails from the precedingformation drift
beneath a 329th Squadron 93rd Bomb Croup Liberator heading for Ahrweiler,
Germany, 24 December, 1944. Glenn A Tessmer Back cover, top: Late 1944. A
385th ...
4
Out of the Italian Night: Wellington Bomber Operations 1944-45
assemble, hoping to see the sky marker flares from the Pathfinders. There was no
sign of anything. The target area was in cloud, a little over the predicted density,
but not impossible to see between the breaks. Lee had never seen so many ...
5
Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms ...
SKYLANDER. 1944 Fortune July p. 165. SKYMARKr.R BOMB. 1945 News and
news (General Motors) May p. 22 Known as the MS; colored streamer smoke
bomb, a new sky- marker bomb which trails colored smoke through the air has ...
6
Night Science for Kids: Exploring the World After Dark
another starry signpost: orion (the hunter) Orion isn't circumpolar, but it's visible in
both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres from late fall to early spring and is
an especially good sky marker. Orion is easy to find because it has more bright ...
7
Sacred Places North America: 108 Destinations
For several hundred years this star would have been an ideal north sky marker.
The sun rising or setting on days near the summer or winter solstice makes an
angle of about 30 degrees with a horizontal horizon. There is also indication of a
...
8
The Strategic Air War Against Germany, 1939-1945: Report of ...
S., target-indicator bombs and improved sky-marker flares were introduced.
Within the range over which it operated the Pathfinders used Oboe. Outside
Oboe range, Pathfinders equipped with H.2.S. dropped flares over the target area
, which ...
British Bombing Survey Unit, Sebastian Cox, 1998
... suddenly rained from the sky. Marker stones...dozens of them. Jareth. Horses
screamed and shied. Men shouted. And he and Colath rode into their midst like
scythes through wheat while they were in disarray. Arlis dodged one marker
stone ...
Flares were dropped for a 'Wanganui' sky-marker attack which achieved a good
concentration, and the Master Bomber gave instructions to bomb the flares. Some
crews reported seeing explosions in the target area and Witt, who was among ...
Air Commandore Graham Pitchfork, 1990
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKY MARKER»
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sky marker is used in the context of the following news items.
Study: Dung beetles use Milky Way to travel across the African …
Using the glow of the Milky Way, these sky-tuned insects travel in straight lines ... is the first to point to the Milky Way as a specific night sky marker for an insect. «The Space Reporter, Jan 13»
