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August 3, 2026THEECAMS.COM

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Across

  1. 1.Singer Bhosle, known for decades of playback vocals
  2. 5.Actor Channing or actress O'Neal
  3. 10.Bearded barnyard animal
  4. 14.Lost blood
  5. 15.The body's largest artery
  6. 16.Language closely related to Hindi
  7. 17.Aviator licensed to fly for compensation
  8. 20.Represent in a picture
  9. 21.Depart
  10. 22.Author Dahl's first name
  11. 25.Tag question after “I'm next”
  12. 26.Curly strands served in a Japanese soup
  13. 30.Bittersweet Italian herbal liqueur
  14. 31.Put words on paper
  15. 32.Texting initialism expressing disbelief
  16. 35.Moral transgressions
  17. 36.Brief appearance by a notable performer
  18. 37.Urgent request
  19. 38.Canadian province, for short
  20. 39.Trims away the outside
  21. 40.“Likewise,” as a run-together phrase
  22. 41.Airport building that directs local air traffic
  23. 43.Express through behavior rather than words
  24. 46.One descending a snowy slope
  25. 47.Maximum amount a lender will advance
  26. 49.Social groups linked by ancestry or culture
  27. 53.Cabin professional responsible for safety and service
  28. 56.Scottish island associated with an ancient abbey
  29. 57.Shaded garden structure
  30. 58.U.S. electronic travel authorization, for short
  31. 59.Greek god of love
  32. 60.Fully satisfies
  33. 61.Association, briefly

Down

  1. 1.The alphabet's opening quartet
  2. 2.Fruit used to flavor a British gin
  3. 3.Plant fiber traditionally used for rope
  4. 4.Enthusiastic fans
  5. 5.Plaid associated with a Scottish clan
  6. 6.New York congresswoman, informally
  7. 7.Prefix meaning three
  8. 8.State between Nevada and Colorado
  9. 9.High-voiced male singer
  10. 10.Shows the way
  11. 11.Acrylic-fiber brand introduced by DuPont
  12. 12.Commercial currently running, in production shorthand
  13. 13.All together, in a musical score
  14. 18.Budget-class prefix
  15. 19.Paris, in an old song
  16. 23.Creative work outside the traditional fine-arts canon
  17. 24.Windowed projections from a sloping roof
  18. 26.Speak in a rough, grating voice
  19. 27.Female friend, in French
  20. 28.Salon treatment, for short
  21. 29.Performs adequately
  22. 32.Shredded-cabbage side dish
  23. 33.Widely shared bit of internet culture
  24. 34.What grows from a follicle
  25. 36.Vocal works often written for choir and instruments
  26. 37.Plan likely to end badly
  27. 39.Small soft-sided container
  28. 40.Rear of a ship
  29. 41.Tall drums played with the hands
  30. 42.Metric units of liquid volume
  31. 43.Title character played by Michael Caine in 1966
  32. 44.Hue
  33. 45.Indigenous Caribbean people encountered by Columbus
  34. 48.Prefix meaning beside or beyond
  35. 50.Lowest standard singing voice
  36. 51.Tree-like beings in Tolkien's Middle-earth
  37. 52.Extremely devoted fan, in slang
  38. 54.Throwback Thursday, in posts
  39. 55.Digit inside a shoe

Sudoku

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This Day in Aviation

1918

March Field graduates its first class of military aviators

On August 3, 1918, the aviation school at March Field near Riverside, California, graduated its first class. The young school operated five aero squadrons, each with about 250 cadets and 19 Curtiss JN-4 Jenny training aircraft.

Cadets completed ground instruction at the University of California, Berkeley, then received primary flight training at March Field before moving to advanced courses at Rockwell Field. The school soon had the capacity to graduate hundreds of aviators every three months.

Source: March Air Reserve Base — The 452nd Air Mobility Wing

Trivia

1. Which training aircraft equipped March Field's five aero squadrons in 1918?

  1. A. Curtiss JN-4 Jenny
  2. B. Boeing Stearman
  3. C. de Havilland Tiger Moth
  4. D. North American T-6 Texan
Show answer

A. Each squadron had 19 JN-4 Jenny training aircraft.

2. Where did March Field cadets complete their initial ground courses?

  1. A. Stanford University
  2. B. University of California, Berkeley
  3. C. Caltech
  4. D. March Field only
Show answer

B. Ground instruction took place at UC Berkeley before primary flight training at March Field.

3. Where did cadets go after primary flight training at March Field?

  1. A. Kelly Field
  2. B. Mather Field
  3. C. Rockwell Field
  4. D. Mitchel Field
Show answer

C. Advanced courses were conducted at nearby Rockwell Field.