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A Jet Assisted Take-Off. A Coast Guard PBM-5 plane makes a jet assisted take-off at the Coast Guard's Salem, Mass, Air Station. Assistance from the jet makes possible a shorter take-off run, or the carrying of a load heavier than that permitted under normal take-off.
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Keywords: 17-a2-156, 26-, coast, guard, history, job, rdss, rg