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  • 91Parthian shot — A Parthian shot is the same as a parting shot, i.e. a final remark or glance made on leaving. The allusion is to the supposed custom of the ancient Parthian horsemen of confusing their enemy by hurling spears into their ranks while in (real or… …

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  • 92space|shot — «SPAYS SHOT», noun. 1. the launching of a spacecraft into outer space. 2. = space flight. (Cf. ↑space flight) …

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  • 93Long Shot (Niven) — Long Shot is the name of a fictional spacecraft from the Known Space universe. It first appeared in the short story At The Core by Larry Niven, and played pivotal roles in several of his Ringworld novels.The Long Shot was named by its first pilot …

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  • 94Pan Am Flight 110 — Infobox Airliner accident|name=Pan Am Flight 110 Date=December 17, 1973 Type=Aircraft Attack Site=Rome, Italy Origin=Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport Stopover=Beirut International Airport Destination=Mehrabad Airport Fatalities=30 Injuries …

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  • 95Kam Air Flight 904 — Infobox Airliner accident|name=Kam Air Flight 904 Date=February 3, 2005 Type=Undetermined Site=Pamir Mountains Fatalities=104 Aircraft Type=Boeing 737 200 Origin=Herat Airport Destination=Kabul International Airport Operator=Kam Air Tail… …

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  • 96I Shot an Arrow Into the Air — Infobox Television episode Title = I Shot an Arrow Into the Air Series = The Twilight Zone Caption = Scene from I Shot an Arrow Into the Air Season = 1 Episode = 15 Airdate = January 15, 1960 Production = 173 3626 Writer =Rod Serling (story by… …

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  • 97Air Rhodesia Flight RH827 — Infobox Airliner accident Name = Air Rhodesia Flight RH827 Crash Image caption = Umniati Date=February 12, 1979 Type=Civilian airliner shoot down Site=Vuti African Purchase Area Coordinates=coord|16|25|S|29|26|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title …

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  • 98Hal Far Fighter Flight — is the source of the myth that only three aircraft, named Faith , Hope and Charity formed the entire fighter cover of the island. [http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/uk/gloster/gladiator/gladiator.htm http://www.maltaaviationmuseum.com/forum.asp… …

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  • 99Parthian Shot —    , PARTING SHOT    A Turkomanic people living southeast of the Caspian Sea and ruled by Scythian nomads, the Parthians were soldiers known to be among the best. Their country was Parthia, and they devoted their lives to becoming expert marksmen …

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  • 100wing shot — Hunting. 1. a shot at a bird in flight. 2. an expert in shooting birds in flight. [1880 85] * * * …

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