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  2. Royal Air Force roundels - Wikipedia

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    Many aircraft in the CBI theatre used roundels and fin flashes of approximately half the normal dimensions. Ratio 1:2:3 Type D: On all surfaces from June 1947 to this day, with similar proportions to the current roundel of the French Armee de l'Air. Colours reverted to Bright Identification colours but were matched to a new British Standard ...

  3. Groundhog Day - Wikipedia

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    The observance of Groundhog Day in the United States first occurred in German communities in Pennsylvania, according to known records. The earliest mention of Groundhog Day is an entry on February 2, 1840, in the diary of James L. Morris of Morgantown, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, according to the book on the subject by Don Yoder. This was a ...

  4. Aeronautical chart conventions (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A sectional chart is a two-sided chart created from a Lambert Conformal Conic Projection [1] with two defined standard parallels. The scale is 1:500,000, with a contour interval of 500 feet. The size of each sectional is designed to be "arm's width" when completely unfolded.

  5. World aeronautical chart - Wikipedia

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    A World Aeronautical Chart (WAC) was a type of aeronautical chart used for navigation by pilots of moderate speed aircraft and aircraft at high altitudes in the United States. They are at a scale of 1:1,000,000 (about 1 inch = 13.7 nautical miles or 16 statute miles).

  6. The bizarre history of Groundhog Day - AOL

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    Many sources claim that the original Groundhog Day took place in 1887, when residents of Punxsutawney set out to Gobbler’s Knob, known as Phil’s “official” home, but the first piece of ...

  7. Punxsutawney Phil - Wikipedia

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    The Pennsylvania Lottery's mascot is a groundhog named Gus, referred to in commercials as "the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania", in deference to Phil. [24] Because the Groundhog Club Inner Circle has trademarked the use of the name "Punxsutawney Phil", no commercial entity may use the name without the permission from the Inner ...

  8. File:Roundel of the United States (1918–1919).svg - Wikipedia

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    Elliot, John M. (1989) The Official Monogram US Navy & Marine Corps Aircraft Color Guide Vol 2 1940-1949, Sturbridge, MA: Monogram Aviation Publications ISBN: 0-914144-32-4. Date 6 June 2012

  9. Aircraft livery - Wikipedia

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    Spray-painting a historic de Havilland Dragon Rapide in the colors of Iberia (2010). An aircraft livery is a set of comprehensive insignia comprising color, graphic, and typographical identifiers which operators (airlines, governments, air forces and occasionally private and corporate owners) apply to their aircraft.