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  • At length the bombardier salvoed his load and the crew began lightening ship.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • At length the bombardier salvoed his load and the crew began lightening ship.

    Whirlwind Barrett Tillman 2010

  • Graham immediately salvoed the bombs from the pilot's pedestal while Kamenitsa fought to keep the plane under control.

    The Berlin Bombing Mission Flown by The 8th Air Force on April 29, 1944 2000

  • Slipp salvoed his bombs and left the formation from 24,500 feet.

    The Berlin Bombing Mission Flown by The 8th Air Force on April 29, 1944 2000

  • Cunningham's mask ripped and I almost salvoed him from the bomb bay when I bombed.

    Ray J. Dunphy 1999

  • The Niagara Special dropped behind the formation and bombs were salvoed into the smoking cauldron below.

    The Legacy of the Niagara Special 1998

  • Then the Apache pivoted in the air and he salvoed his remaining rockets into the barracks, and it was immediately apparent that if anyone was alive in there, it was by the grace of God Himself, and whoever it was would not be a danger to the mission.

    The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000

  • A missile-launch officer blanched as he realized what had just appeared from nowhere onto his scopes, and salvoed his three missiles in return.

    Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986

  • A site commander who had remained concealed must have realized the gravity of the threat with the suppressors on the run and the strike birds right on their tail, and he salvoed all six of his Sams directly at Geeno in a desperate attempt to get this wild one who had flaunted the strongest of defenses by loitering above them.

    Thud Ridge Broughton, Jack, 1925- 1969

  • Keeper, indicate conclusively that in the last few milliseconds of functional stability before the ships 'defenses were breached their damage report systems salvoed message bursts to spunnel boosters.

    The Universe — or Nothing Meyer Moldeven

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