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	Air Raid Precautions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air Raid Precautions (ARP) was an organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to the protection of civilians from the danger of air-raids.
		In 1938 the Air Ministry predicted 70,000 casualties a week—in the first month of war the British government was expecting a million casualties, 3 million refugees and the majority of the capital destroyed.
		Certain German bombing operations of WW I had been surprisingly effective, especially when the Gotha bombers supplanted the zeppelins, the 'best' raids had inflicted 121 casualties for each ton of bombs dropped and it was this figure that was used as a basis for predictions.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Raid_Precautions (583 words)

	Doolittle Raid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The raid was made possible by a technical observation of Captain Francis Low that twin-engined bombers could be launched from an aircraft carrier.
		The Doolittle Raid was a bomber raid launched by the United States on the Japanese mainland on April 18, 1942.
		On October 19, 1942, the Japanese broadcast that they had tried two crews of the Tokyo Raid and had sentenced them to death, but that a number of them had received commutation of their sentences to life imprisonment and a lesser number had been executed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doolittle_Raid (988 words)

	Strategic bombing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Zeppelin raids were complemented by the Gotha bomber, which was the first heavier than air bomber to be used for strategic bombing.
		The United States Army Air Force adopted a policy of daylight bombing for greater accuracy, as for example, during the Schweinfurt raids.
		Royal Air Force leaders, in particular Air Chief Marshal Hugh Trenchard, believed that the key to retaining their independence from the senior services was to lay stress on what they saw as the unique ability of a modern air force to win wars by unaided strategic bombing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_raid (2682 words)

	Defending Against the Allied Bombing Campaign: Air Raid Shelters and Gas Protection in Germany, 1939-1945
		New public air raid shelters are to be constructed, and existing air raid shelters are to be made, as bombproof as possible.
		When an air raid alarm sounded, we had to be there on time and open the bunker with the "block leader", a party official who was responsible for the street.
		SF86] Dr. Bauer believed that the conditions of the labor camps contributed to the outbreaks, where overcrowding and lack of sanitation helped foster the disease, plus the air raids which led the civilian population to freely mix with the internees insofar as public shelters were used by both and because evacuations usually involved both.
	www.codoh.com /incon/inconabr.html (9301 words)

	Darwin Air Raids [Australian War Memorial]
		The raids on 19 February were the first two of sixty-four raids against the Darwin area and its nearby airfields, which bore the brunt of Japanese attacks on mainland Australia.
		List of civilian casualties in air raids on 19 February 1942 to 26 February 1942 from the Official Record series: AWM 12, Item 6.
		A second raid of 54 bombers was launched two hours later on the same day.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/air_raids/darwin.htm (330 words)

	More Info on Raid - police rade, air raid shelters
		Corporate raids became the hallmark of a handful of investors in the 1970s and 80s who built up large lines of credit and were able to purchase huge companies for little or no cash, often through the issuance of junk bonds.
		Proponents of the corporate raid argue that companies which have huge assets and low stock prices are not managing their money well and should either attempt to regain market confidence by boosting their share prices or else liquidate some of their assets and return the money to their shareholders.
		Opponents of the corporate raid argue that this typically occurs only to well-run companies who are successfully managing their money.
	www.explainplease.com /raid.htm (697 words)

	Air Defense of the United States
		Air defense forces were built up as rapidly as possible and air raid drills, practice blackouts, and other precautionary measures became a part of life in wartime America along with shortages and rationing.
		At war's end, not one air defense radar station was in regular operation in the U.S. Enemy action against the continental U.S. consisted of only a few shellings by surfaced submarines and one reported attack by a Japanese float plane.
		In Sept. 1943, the AAF began to dismantle its air defense system and in May 1944 civilian volunteers were released from the Ground Observer Corps.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/history/wwii/adus.htm (379 words)

	Air-raid shelter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of the civil population as well as military personnel against enemy attacks from the air.
		Air raid shelters were built specifically to serve as protection against enemy air raids.
		Alternatives had to be found speedily once it became clear that air raids were being contemplated by Germany as a means of demoralising the population and disrupting supply lines in Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air-raid_shelter (2823 words)

	CNN.com - Inside the air assault raid - Sep. 24, 2002
		Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, calls them "fusion" -- the Predator unmanned aerial vehicle working in tandem with another drone, the Global Hawk, while JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) streams "real-time" images to a data command center.
		And a key rule in an assault raid is that you never turn your back on your enemy, he says.
		The NATO military action in Kosovo is widely regarded for its effective use of air power, which ultimately led then-President Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslavia and the Serbs to surrender.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/09/24/hln.terror.inside (529 words)

	Plymouth`s World War II Underground Air Raid Shelters, UK
		These air raid shelters would be no protection against a direct hit (as would be so painfully proved later in the war) but would give excellent protection against a near miss and perhaps more importantly against flying debris such as roof slates, masonry and glass, and of course shrapnel.
		Underground air raid shelters were built to a standard layout, often their actual shape and layout being dictated by the physical topography of the site they were built into - almost being designed as they were built.
		Posters dated 1940-41 still hang in many air raid shelters, informing one that smoking is prohibited and that 'dogs are not admitted'....(they may get hysterics during a raid and bite people).
	www.cyber-heritage.co.uk /waiting/forstpage.htm (2342 words)

	Kids Zone: Bible Encyclopedia N-S
		The shofar is therefore like an air raid siren that alerts us to danger, and summons us to action.
		Shofar blasts were sounded preceding a war to rally the troops for action and to call the people together for prayer and repentance.
		The shofar was blown on the first day of the seven month (Tishri) to commence the Feast of Trumpets.
	www.christcenteredmall.com /kids/encyclopedia/n-s.htm (85 words)

	The Fire Services
		Raids lasted from dusk to dawn, an eight-hour stretch in September which gradually extended to twelve hours as the winter nights lengthened.
		then onwards raids continued nightly, but with less ferocity, until 8th December, after which the attack on London was withdrawn and the fire services had their first real respite after three months of effort.
		In the previous week enemy raids had approached close to the capital.
	www.fortunecity.co.uk /meltingpot/oxford/330/fs/fs1.html (1073 words)

	News: Air Raid released - GamersHell.com
		Air Raid is now available for purchase in dedicated TsuMo units or as a low-cost software upgrade for existing units through any authorized Tsunami distributor.
		While Air Raid carries a yellow label rating, the action is more intense than any other game and makes a person feel like they are in the middle of all the bone-jarring action.
		Air Raid is also the first video game ever to incorporate Crazy Talk" into the game play.
	www.gamershell.com /news/5065.html (703 words)

	Air Raid
		The noun "air raid" means an attack by armed planes on a surface target.
		Air Raid can fly at speeds of up to Mach 2.5 and has a range of 1500 miles.
		And no matter what he's involved in, he achieves that goal- even in the middle of a war.
	www.cybertronacademy.com /TFGuide/Airraid.html (1598 words)

	IGN: Air Raid: This is Not a Drill Review
		Air Raid is such a totally pointless, antiquated, poor excuse for an on-rails shooter it should be obliterated from the annals of history by a magical force.
		Air Raid: This is Not a Drill should be wiped clean from the face of the earth.
		Pass level four and you've pretty much seen all there is to see in Air Raid, which is to say you've been raided from the freaking air.
	pc.ign.com /articles/426/426844p1.html (1435 words)

	Wartime Germany's Anti-Gas Air Raid Shelters -- A Refutation of Pressac's 'Criminal Traces'
		Normally (that is, in the case of air raid shelters), the screens would be on the outside, to protect against bomb splinters and debris, while the shutters would be on the inside, to afford gas protection.
		The German "Air Raid Guide Emergency Program" (Luftschutz Führer Sofort Programm) of November 1940 specifically required that: "All new constructions, especially in buildings of the armaments industry, are henceforth to be equipped with bomb-proof air raid shelter rooms." (note 48) This unquestionably applied to Auschwitz.
		Crowell extensively cites contemporary German specialized literature on wartime air raid shelters and measures against possible air attacks with poison gas to argue that such shelters, and their equipment, were widely used throughout wartime Germany, including in the concentration camps.
	www.ihr.org /jhr/v18/v18n4p-7_Crowell.html (13216 words)

	The Air Raid Siren
		Before the Second World War there was no system for warning the general population of an impending air raid other than with hand bells, rattles and whistles as had been used in the Great War.
		These units were originall used for Air Raid Warning remotely operated from electric light power stations being directly connected with the main AC supply at customer's premises and operated either by a DC bias voltage or by audio frequencies injected into the main supply.
		This became the Grey Warning which was signalled on the manually operated sirens by having a shutter fitted across the air output which when closed would cause the sound output to cease.
	freespace.virgin.net /roy.smith5/sirens.htm (13216 words)

	Kids Zone: Bible Encyclopedia N-S
		The shofar is therefore like an air raid siren that alerts us to danger, and summons us to action.
		Shofar blasts were sounded preceding a war to rally the troops for action and to call the people together for prayer and repentance.
		The shofar was blown on the first day of the seven month (Tishri) to commence the Feast of Trumpets.
	www.christcenteredmall.com /kids/encyclopedia/n-s.htm (13216 words)

	Air Raid Precautions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Air Raid Precautions (ARP) was an organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to the protection of civilians from the danger of air-raids.
		During the Second World War, ARP was responsible for the handing out of gas masks, pre-fabricated air-raid shelters (such as Anderson shelters, as well as Morrison shelters), the upkeep of local public shelters, the maintenance of the blackout and the rescue of people after raids.
		In 1938 the Air Ministry predicted 70,000 casualties a week—in the first month of war the British government was expecting a million casualties, 3 million refugees and the majority of the capital destroyed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Raid_Precautions (593 words)

	BBC NEWS World South Asia Afghan civilians die in air raid
		The raid, on a suspected insurgent camp, took place on Friday during a two-day offensive in Uruzgan province.
		The statement did not specify which air force was involved in the air strike.
		Three civilians and four militants have been killed in an air strike by US-led forces in central Afghanistan, the US military says.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/4501273.stm (223 words)

	Air Raid's Encounter
		Air Raid summons his rifle on impulse, a purple flash surrounding his hand, and he snaps off a shot toward Swindle, hoping to gather his attention.
		Air Raid seems reasonably collected, despite the current situation, but there is a strain and weariness that sits just beneath his features.
		Air Raid is very aware of any movement made by the distant Decepticons, and he follows Shred's descent with wary intent.
	www.lodinet.com /squidlet/tf2/airraids.htm (4420 words)

	December, 1941
		Lying in a hospital bed when the first air raid alarm sounded, one officer leaped up, brushed aside nurses and ran across the navy yard to his ship.
		First to observe the invaders through their long glasses from their high vantage point, they sent out the astounding air raid warning by visual signals.
		Naval forces continue to coordinate their efforts with the Army on land, sea and in the air against heavy Japanese attacks on the Island of
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/comms/1941-12.html (3707 words)

	VictorySiren.com - Internet Home for the Chrysler Air Raid Siren
		The Chrysler Air Raid Siren is a V-8 331-CID HEMI gasoline siren.
		The air raid sirens Chrysler built were invented by Bell Telephone Laboratories during World War II Three different production models of this siren design were made by Chrysler between 1942 and 1957.
		The engine used in the Cold War model Chrysler Air Raid Siren is the same Hemi FirePower Engine Chrysler introduced in 1951 as their first V-8 engine.
	www.victorysiren.com /x/main.htm (1259 words)

	Air Raid (1995) - Autobot Warrior - www.tfu.info
		Recolors: This mold was recolored from Skyjack (1995) and was later colored into Transformers: Universe Air Raid (2004).
		The Japanese version of Air Raid came with an additional sticker sheet.
		Name Reuses: The name Air Raid was never reassigned.
	www.tfu.info /1995/Autobot/AirRaid/airraid.htm (95 words)

	BBC News South Asia Sri Lanka air raid kills 21
		The BBC's Susannah Price in Colombo says the air force often carries out operations to destroy Tiger training camps, and there is no indication yet as to whether or not this incident was a mistake.
		An aid agency in Sri Lanka says the air force has bombed a civilian area in the north-east of the country, killing 21 people.
		It said the air force had hit only two targets that morning - Tamil Tiger training camps in a coconut estate and in the jungle.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_449000/449012.stm (307 words)

	Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942
		The raid had its roots in a chance observation that it was possible to launch Army twin-engined bombers from an aircraft carrier, making feasible an early air attack on Japan.
		An Army Air Forces B-25B bombers awaits the takeoff signal on the flight deck of USS Hornet (CV-8), as the raid is launched, 18 April 1942.
		Gathering volunteer air crews for an unspecified, but admittedly dangerous mission, Doolittle embarked on a vigourous program of special training for his men and modifications to their planes.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/misc-42/dooltl.htm (938 words)

	Air Raid Warden
		She was the air raid warden for 5 or 6 blocks.
		But she was an air raid warden for about 4 blocks.
		WOI: You mother was an air raid warden.
	www.innanen.com /hawaii/warden.html (212 words)

	Amazon.com: Video: Air Raid Wardens (1943)
		Although "Air Raid Wardens" was made for the boys' old studio MGM with a couple of their old writers working on the script, the humor is pretty much old hat.
		In this 1943 feature film directed by Edward Sedwick, Laurel and Hardy are air raid wardens who foil a Nazi plot to sabotage a plant involved in the war effort.
		I also immensely enjoyed the subplot about the Nazi spies who were planning to blow up the factory, and how the boys had to alert the townspeople somehow, even though they'd been dismissed as air raid wardens, and save the day in the end.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302641772?v=glance (1613 words)

	Air Raid Shelters
		When air raids are threatened, warning will be given in towns by sirens, or hooters which will be sounded in some places by short blasts and in others by a warbling note, changing every few seconds.
		An Air Raid Warden shouted at me to take cover but they would not let me take my dog in the shelter and I was not prepared to abandon him so I ran all the way home, we were very lucky to get home safely.
		The A. (Air Raid Precautions) defences and expense are founded upon a wholly fallacious view of the degree of danger to each part of the country which they cover.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWshelters.htm (5528 words)

	Glasgow Green
		Subsequent to the air raid trench survey, GUARD surveyed an area to the west of the Peoples Palace where Glasgow City Council proposed to hold public events.
		A number of traverses over an area previously surveyed by the gradiometer revealing air raid defences was surveyed with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), using a GSSI SIR 2000 instrument with a 400 MHz antenna.
		Note the air raid trench formations found in the previous survey can be seen at top right.
	www.gla.ac.uk /archaeology/projects/geophysics/geophysglagreen.html (565 words)

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