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Was the Boeing 247 Really Everything It’s Supposed to Be?

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Built in the 1930s the Boeing 247 was everything a modern airliner should be—except successful.

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The New York Times first reported that the Wall of Remembrance includes 1,015 misspelled names and 245 names of service members who didn’t die from circumstances of the war, while leaving out around 500 names of service members that should be listed.

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Photographer Ansel Adams brought his talented eye to bear on an American tragedy.

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