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 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.

Initially, the fireball contains a highly ionized plasma consisting of atoms of the weapon, its fission products, and atmospheric gases.

Initially the weapon of choice on the frontier was the smooth bore musket or trade gun, built by the thousands in factories in England and France and shipped to the colonies for purchase.

Initially, the player's only weapon is a 9mm pistol.

Initially kept under wraps as a secret weapon, it became widely used in battle by French artillery during the Franco-Prussian War ( 1870 – 71 ).

Initially the karabela sabres were used mostly for decoration or as a ceremonial weapon worn on special occasions.

Initially the weapon was supplied to the Garde Nationale ( National Guard ) rather than the French Army.

Initially known appropriately as the Achteck ( Octagon ), on 15 September 1814 it was renamed Leipziger Platz after the site of Prussia's final decisive defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Leipzig, 16 – 19 October 1813, which brought to an end the Wars of Liberation that had been going on since 1806.

Initially beginning his career as a chemistry and mathematics teacher after leaving school at the age of 15, Anderson soon entered the Swedish popular music scene, becoming a music producer, manager and also occasional performer.

Initially, rapid progress was made by the Salvadorian army, by the evening of 15 July, the Honduran army had been pushed back over eight kilometers.

Initially, the award came with a $ 15, 000 bursary-today's winners receive $ 25, 000 and a medal struck by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Initially, gamma radiation from the fission products of an equivalent size fission-fusion-fission bomb are much more intense than Co-60: 15, 000 times more intense at 1 hour ; 35 times more intense at 1 week ; 5 times more intense at 1 month ; and about equal at 6 months.

Initially Shingle was to release these assets by January 15.

Initially the fee was US $ 50 per year, with US $ 35 going to NSI, and US $ 15 going to a government fund.

Initially, BEA operated its Tridents in a 79-seat, two-class configuration, comprising 15 first class and 64 tourist class seats.

Initially, the Spanish government was prepared to send about 4, 000 men, but soon realized that there were more than enough volunteers to fill an entire division: 18, 104 men in all, with 2, 612 officers and 15, 492 soldiers.

Initially, Wren favoured a statue of a phoenix with outstretched wings rising from the ashes, but as the column neared completion he decided instead on a 15 ft statue either of Charles II, or a sword-wielding female to represent a triumphant London ; the cost of either being estimated at £ 1, 050.

Initially forming as a tropical depression, the storm headed slowly eastward and emerged into the western Caribbean Sea on June 15.

Initially, the investigators were given a list of 15 suspects who were " townspeople " played by actors and actresses.

Initially Lentulus remained in Rome but left, with many senators, ahead of Caesar's advancing forces < ref > Cicero, < i > ad Fam .</ i > xvi. 11 ; < i > ad Att .</ i > vii. 12, 15, 21.

Initially providing basic training for World War I units, post-war Dwight D. Eisenhower served at Benning from December 24, 1918, until March 15, 1919 with about 250 of his Camp Colt, Pennsylvania, tankers who transferred to Benning after the armistice.

Initially designed to operate for 15 years, plans for periodic service and refurbishment were incorporated into its mission from the start.

Initially a revival of NBC's Dimension X ( 1950 – 51 ), the first 15 episodes of X Minus One were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations by NBC staff writers, including Ernest Kinoy and George Lefferts, of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon, along with some original scripts by Kinoy and Lefferts.

Initially an inside forward, Hunter was moulded by Leeds into a central defender who made the No. 6 shirt his own in 14 years with the club he joined at the age of 15, giving up a job as an electrical fitter in the process.

Initially People's Representative Council had 50 representatives from the Republic of Indonesia and 100 from the 15 component parts of the RIS.

Initially, the stadium capacity was 16, 000 places, but following seats instalment, the capacity was decreased to 15, 032 places.

Initially it was known as Communist Party of Nepal ( 15 September 1949 ), but it took the name ' Communist Party of Nepal ( Marxist )' after approximately one year of existence.

Initially, he claimed that he had seized control of the city with only 200 men ( later claiming in a radio interview that he had done so with only 15 soldiers ).

Initially broadcast on 837 kHz, 3CR now broadcasts on 855 kHz at 2 kW into a directional aerial, from a site at Hoppers Crossing about 15 km west of Melbourne.

Initially evacuated to the 11th Australian Field Ambulance casualty station, it was decided that his wound necessitated treatment in England so he embarked for the Northampton War Hospital on 15 October, arriving the following day.