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Initially, he was criticized for having failed to activate his aircraft ’ s self-destruct charge to destroy the camera, photographic film, and related classified parts of his aircraft before his capture.

Initially Normandie-Niemen received 6 aircraft, next 8 were sent in March 1943 and last 4 at the end of April 1943.

Initially seen by the generals as a " toy ", aircraft demonstrated their potential as mobile observation platforms, then proved themselves to be machines of war capable of causing casualties to the enemy.

Initially radar was used for airspace surveillance to detect approaching hostile aircraft.

The first purpose-designed fighter aircraft included the British Vickers F. B. 5-machine gun armament was also fitted to several French types, such as the Morane-Saulnier L and N. Initially the German Air Service lagged behind the Allies in this respect with no purpose built fighting aircraft.

Initially FEAF also included aircraft and personnel of the Philippine Army Air Corps.

Initially lacking a synchronizer, the Royal Flying Corps relied on pusher aircraft such as the Vickers F. B. 5 Gunbus and the Airco D. H. 2 in which the propeller was behind the pilot, and therefore out of the way of forward firing guns.

Initially an aircraft weapon, the Bergmann LMG 15 was modified for ground use, with the later dedicated ground version being the LMG 15 n. A.

Initially unsure of what has happened and having lost radio contact with Pacific Fleet Command, captain Matthew Yelland ( Kirk Douglas ) launches reconnaissance aircraft which discover an intact Pacific battleship fleet at Pearl Harbor.

Initially, all ADF receivers, both marine and aircraft versions, contained a rotating loop or ferrite loopstick aerial driven by a motor which was controlled by the receiver.

Initially, six aircraft – at least one a military helicopter – were sold to Ciskei, and 18 Ciskei residents arrived in Israel for pilot training.

Initially, simple servos from radio-controlled aircraft were used to close the electrical circuit and supply power to the detonator.

Initially presumed dead, he was later declared missing when evidence emerged after the war that he had survived the crash of his aircraft.

Initially, the aircraft was to feature many United States parts, including Garrett TFE-731 engine and several cockpit displays along with communication and avionics systems, but due to political developments and an embargo from the US at the end of the 1980s following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, other vendors had to be used.

Initially, ' Kilo Flight ' consisted of three aircraft provided by the Indian authorities.

Initially, radio-controlled ' Queen Bee ' aircraft were used, and the flat concrete foundation by the white tower on the cairn, now the location of the Solway Harvester memorial stone, was laid down for one of the control huts.

Initially this was countered by the use of Lightning and, from 1969, Phantom aircraft.

Initially established for an aircraft recognition and reporting role that lasted through both world wars, the organisation switched to a Cold War nuclear reporting role during the 1950s.

Initially, it ferried aircraft, but by 1942, its mission had changed to airlifting personnel and cargo.

Initially operating two Cherokee aircraft today the fleet consists of two Piper Warriors painted in pseudo -" training black " ( actually dark blue ) to enhance visibility in line with RAF training aircraft policies.

Initially aviators who had destroyed eight Allied aircraft received this distinction, as time went by, the qualification for the Pour le Mérite was progressively raised, but German fighter pilots continued to be officially hailed as national heroes for the remainder of the war,

Initially known by the operational code " Iron Hand " when first authorized on 12 August 1965, the term " Wild Weasel " derives from Project Wild Weasel, the USAF development program for a dedicated SAM-detection and suppression aircraft.

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Initially equipped with the Vought-Sikorsky Chesapeake and intended for duty with an escort carrier on the Atlantic convoys.

Initially an aircraft carrier, HMS Indomitable, was included, but she ran aground in the Caribbean, and was not replaced by HMS Hermes which was regarded as too slow.

Initially assigned lifeguard duty for downed U. S. aviators in the western Caroline Islands, the USS Harder was vectored on April 1 to rescue an injured navy pilot on a small enemy-held island just west of Woleai, which had been hit that day by an American aircraft carrier strike.

Initially EuroLOT operated as an air carrier with its own network of connections.

Initially, his father objected to Pettie taking up art as a career, but this was overcome following a portrait by the lad of the village carrier and his donkey.

Initially, their name was Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club ( Cluj-Napoca Railway Sports Club ), but in 1918 the club was renamed after the Romanian state railway carrier, Căile Ferate Române, for which an acronym CFR is.

Initially a domestic carrier, Southern Winds began offering connections to international flights in 1997.

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Initially aboard the Orion ( 74-gun ) from 1793 as Commander, and later in HMS Queen with the Channel Fleet of Admiral Lord Howe in the Admiral's division, in which post Duckworth saw action in three battles during latter May and 1 June 1794.

Initially HMS Hornhill was used to train reservists based in the Thames Valley area using several different types of aircraft including Supermarine Seafires, Sea Furys and Harvards.

Initially it was thought that the Germans had mistaken this reservoir for the harbour and shipyards, where many ships, including HMS Ark Royal were being repaired.

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Initially the White House reaction was that the bitter exchanges with Moscow over Cuba and the conflict in Laos had dampened prospects for a meeting.

Initially, Hamrick's reaction to A-Z going into the passenger car market was discouraging.

Initially the festival was held in October, but due to the inclement weather and local heavy clay soil ( like the battle ) making the festival difficult it was moved to July.

Initially in a literary revival Renaissance was determined to move away from the religion-dominated Middle Ages and to turn its attention to the plight of the individual man in society.

Initially it was conceived as a difference engine curved back upon itself, in a generally circular layout, with the long store exiting off to one side.

Initially led by Canovas del Castillo as moderate prime minister, what was thought at one time as a coup aimed at placing the military in the political-administrative positions of power, in reality ushered in a permanent civilian regime tat lasted until the 1931 Second Republic.

Initially Aster computer b. v. was called MCP ( Music print Computer Product ), because it was specialized in producing computer assisted printing of sheet music.

Initially the work was not well received, due, in part, to the many gaps in arguments and complicated equations.

Initially, it was " Thürer ," meaning doormaker, which is " ajtós " in Hungarian ( from " ajtó ", meaning door ).

Initially, Raimi invited Scott Spiegel to co-write Army of Darkness because he had done a good job on Evil Dead II, but he was busy on rewrites for the Clint Eastwood film The Rookie.

Initially built from wood, the fort was eventually rebuilt in stone.

Initially the source was Latin, later Gascon ( a branch of Occitan ) in the northeast, Navarro-Aragonese in the southeast and Spanish in the southwest.

Initially, a wireless room was established at Bletchley Park.

Initially bronze was made out of copper and arsenic to form arsenic bronze.

Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms of England.

Initially his mother was reluctant to let him commit to an insecure football career, so he began an apprenticeship as an electrical engineer ; however he went on to turn professional in October 1954.

Initially, ice on the wings was blamed, but a later inquiry declared that slush on the runway had made a safe take-off almost impossible.

Initially he was counting the tempo with a metronome and looking for records with the same tempo.

Initially, the plan was also to include a rail connection between Boston's two major train terminals.

Initially, it was relatively unsuccessful, staying at the charts for only one week, but Haley soon scored a major worldwide hit with a cover version of Big Joe Turner's " Shake, Rattle and Roll ", which went on to sell a million copies and became the first ever rock ' n ' roll song to enter British singles charts in December 1954 and became a Gold Record.

Initially the frigate squadron was mistaken for French warships and chased away by Swiftsure, returning the following day once the error had been realised.

Initially it was difficult to obtain a digital satellite or terrestrial receiver without a subscription to Sky or ONdigital respectively, but now the channel forms an important part of the Freeview package of channels.

Initially designed to run on AT & T Hobbit-based hardware, BeOS was later modified to run on PowerPC-based processors: first Be's own systems, later Apple Inc .' s PowerPC Reference Platform and Common Hardware Reference Platform, with the hope that Apple would purchase or license BeOS as a replacement for its then aging Mac OS.

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