A Landing on the Sun — is a 1991 novel by Michael Frayn, and was the Sunday Express Book of the Year. It concerns a British civil servant investigating an unexplained death on Civil Service property. It was adapted into a 1994 TV movie.External links* … Wikipedia
Landing craft — are boats and seagoing vehicles used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. Most renowned are those used to storm the beaches of Normandy, the Mediterranean, and many Pacific… … Wikipedia
Landing Signal Officer — Landing Signal Officers (LSOs) are naval aviators specially trained to control the approach and landings of airplanes aboard aircraft carriers. Paddles In the U.S. Navy, aircraft carrier operations began with USS Langley (CV 1) in 1922. Langley s … Wikipedia
Landing — is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called landing and touchdown as well. A normal… … Wikipedia
Landing at Saidor — Part of World War II, Pacific War Troops of t … Wikipedia
Landing craft tank — The Landing Craft, Tank (Landing Craft Tank) was an amphibious assault ship for landing tanks on beachheads. The first examples appeared during the Second World War. They were used by the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy in World War II. The latter used… … Wikipedia
Landing Craft Support — The Landing Craft, Support (Large) later reclassified Landing Ship Support, Large class of amphibious assault ships were used by the United States Navy in World War II in the Pacific. They were primarily used to close support before landing… … Wikipedia
Landing Craft Infantry — The Landing craft, Infantry or LCI was a sea going amphibious assault ship of the Second World War for landing large number of infantry directly onto beaches. HistoryIn 1942 the British concluded that a larger landing craft was needed than their… … Wikipedia
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Landing at Aitape — The Landing at Aitape (Operation Persecution) was a battle of the Western New Guinea campaign of World War II. American and Allied forces undertook an amphibious landing on 22 April 1944 at Aitape on northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The… … Wikipedia