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However, on 16 April, 13 Spitfires ran into a large formation of Axis aircraft.

Soon enough, a large formation of 30 Ju 52 was reported by Allied pilots at an altitude of only 1000 feet flying north east on a return flight.

Around 16:00 on 7 September 1940, nine Hurricanes of No. 43 Squadron scrambled to intercept a large formation of German aircraft over Kent on their way to London.

In one action on 4 December, Little and Goble "fought like mad" against a large formation of German fighters, each claiming a Halberstadt; Little did not return to base with Goble and was thought lost, but had only landed near Allied lines to clear his jammed gun before taking off again to continue the fight.

As observed previously, the buffering capacity of the PBS solution was somewhat restricted at the elevated temperature (60 °C) where degradation occurred relatively rapidly with a large formation of acidic degradation products and a fast drop in pH.

The heating rate presents noticeable consequences on the pyrolysis products distribution with a larger formation of light species while heavier ones are favoured under oxidative pyrolysis conditions.

The incorporation of Ti to Ti-MOR structure synthesized using H2TiF6 is lower than for TEOT, however with a larger formation of pentacoordinated Ti in the framework.

It involved two Bears that had originally been part of a larger formation of eight aircraft - including four Il-78 tanker planes - intercepted by Norwegian F-16 fighters in international airspace over the Norwegian Sea.

The bombers had originally been part of a larger formation of eight Russian aircraft intercepted by Norwegian aircraft over the Norwegian Sea, six of which turned back to Russia. .

To obtain typical bipolar hysteresis characteristics, a large formation voltage of approximately 19 V is initially applied to the as-deposited devices (Figure 5b).

Megiddo developed into a major set piece offensive, when large formations of the Allied EEF, attacked and responded to the reactions of three Ottoman armies, each time following a predetermined plan.