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PT-109

Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109, the boat commanded by John F. Kennedy during World War II


109-115 Wood Street

109-115 Wood Street (also known as Hartje Bros. Paper Manufacturing Co. and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Building) are two buildings located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

109th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps

Although 10th Tank Bde moved to Wensleydale in September, with 109 RAC based at Leyburn, and became a holding and training formation for reinforcements, the impending disbandment was confirmed shortly afterwards.

139th Airlift Squadron

On February 20, 1998, responsibility for airlift support to the United States Antarctic Program (USAP) was passed over to 109 AW from VXE-6, during a ceremony at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2010 Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400

The result moved Kyle Busch up two spots to third in the Drivers' Championship, 109 points behind of leader Kevin Harvick and ten ahead of Matt Kenseth.

32nd meridian west from Washington

The 32nd meridian of longitude west from Washington is a line of longitude approximately 109°02′48″ west of the Prime Meridian of Greenwich.

Apurímac Region

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Avnevi

Avnevi is located 873 meters above sea level and 109 kilometers from the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.

Ballard Terminal Railroad

Eastside Terminal Railroad operates an EMD SW1200 locomotive numbered 109 built in 1963 for the Missouri Pacific.

Barda District

There are 109 villages in the Rayon, with two being named Qazaxlar.

Beijing World Park

The park contains about a hundred (109) scaled-down replicas of famous landmarks from nearly 40 countries and regions around the world, including the Tower Bridge in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Great Pyramids in Egypt.

Boston and Albany Railroad

Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl, "Architecture for the Boston & Albany Railroad," Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 47 (June 1988), pages 109-131.

Cape Pioneer Trek

Stage 2 was over 85 km from Calitzdorp to Prince Albert, stage 3 109 km from Prince Albert to De Rust, stage 4 63 km from De Rust to Louvain guest farm at Herold, stage 5 75 km from Herold to George, and finally stage 6 84 km from George to Oudtshoorn.

Chiarello

Francesco Domenico Chiarello (1898 – 2008) was, at age 109, one of the last two soldiers in the world to see action in both World Wars.

Colin Falkland Gray

/JG 54 lost one Bf 109—the unnamed pilot being killed in a crash at Saint-Inglevert airfield after returning from the battle.

Dutch Meyer

His 109 wins were the most in school history until Gary Patterson passed him in 2012.

Emile Rahme

After an unsuccessful attempt year 2000 to enter the Lebanese Parliament, he was elected member of the parliament for the Maronite seat of Baalbek-El Hermel district with 109,060 votes on the 7th of June 2009; his score is the highest amongst all elected members of the parliament in Lebanon.

Flush toilet

1924-1927: Philip Haas of Dayton, Ohio, designed and improved a water closet flushing and recycling mechanism similar to those in use today, incorporated in US Patents 1,576,600, 1,601,210, 1,605,939, 1,623,109, 1,629,914, 1,638,395, 1,639,997, 1,660,922.

Freedom of religion in Brunei

There are 109 mosques and prayer halls, 23 Christian churches, 3 Chinese temples, and 2 Hindu temples officially registered in the country.

Gligorije Trlajić

Jovan Skerlić, Istorija Nove Srpske Književnosti (Belgrade, 1914, 1921), pages 107-109.

Graham Branch

Having made 109 appearances for them, with loan deals at Bury and Wigan Athletic along the way, he was released on a free transfer to Stockport County for the beginning of the 1998–99 season, and quickly arrived at Turf Moor around Christmas in 1998 when signed by the colourful manager Stan Ternent, following a falling-out with then Stockport manager, Gary Megson.

Henry B. Krajewski

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Krajewski had an imposing stature; he stood six foot (1.83 m) and weighed 240 pounds (109 kg).

Hispano Aviación HA-1112

Being however of compact design, it fitted the airframe of the Bf 109 well, representing it in the German 1957 film Der Stern von Afrika (The Star of Africa) about Luftwaffe ace Hans-Joachim Marseille.

Hythe Town F.C.

Despite this it had been a fine season, with four victories in the FA Cup including a win over Andy Hessenthaler’s Dover Athletic before a crowd of 1,109 at Reachfields, and achieving the important Isthmian League ground grading.

Jagdgeschwader 5

After combat with USAAF B-17's on 27 May 1944, he was killed when his Bf 109 crashed after hitting high tension cables while forced-landing near Chevry, France.

Jodie Taylor

That term she scored 109 goals across 125 games for Oldershaw School, Merseyside Under–16s and Tranmere's reserve team.

John Roland Burke

Adelbert Waldron, who held the record for the most confirmed kills in U.S. military history, with 109 kills in Vietnam

José Martí Memorial

The 109 m (358 ft) tower, designed by a team of architects led by Enrique Luis Varela, is in the form of a five-pointed star, encased in grey Cuban marble from the Isla de la Juventud.

Krka National Park

The Krka National Park is located entirely within the territory of Šibenik-Knin County and encompasses an area of 109 square kilometers along the Krka River: two kilometers downriver from Knin to Skradin and the lower part of the river Čikola.

Loures, Heraklion

The settlement appears in the Venetian censuses of the 16th century under the name Lures; 109 inhabitants are recorded in Piero Castrofilaca's 1583 census.

Manises UFO incident

Flight JK-297 had taken off from Salzburg (Austria) with 109 passengers on board, and had made a refuelling stop on the island Mallorca before setting course towards Las Palmas.

Manuel Flores Leon Guerrero

The Commission’s efforts were realized on May 1, 1967, when a Pan American World Airways flight arrived on Guam with 109 tourists from neighboring Japan.

Messerschmitt Bf 108

Bf 108s and postwar Nord 1000s, played the role of Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters in war movies, including The Longest Day, The Great Escape, 633 Squadron, and Von Ryan's Express.

Minnesota State Highway 109

Highway 109, together with State Highway 22 and I-90, are used by motorists as a direct route between Albert Lea and Mankato.

Mississauga Transitway

Route 109 runs between the Meadowvale Town Centre terminal in northwest Mississauga, the Erin Mills Town Centre Bus Terminal in western Mississauga serving the growing Erin Mills community, the City Centre Transit Terminal, the Airport Corporate Centre, and the Islington Subway Station, a major terminal in Toronto.

Moe Island

The island has been designated an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 109) mainly for its biological values, especially the banks of ChorisodontiumPolytrichum moss turf and AndreaeaUsnea fellfield.

Motor Torpedo Boat PT-121

No sooner had the boats turned to leave than they were attacked by four other P-40s of 78 Squadron and a Beaufighter heavy fighter of 30 Squadron RAAF.

Motor Torpedo Boat PT-346

Taking heavy fire from the planes, PT-350 shot down one of the two attacking fighters, believing them to be A6M Zeros.

Motor Torpedo Boat PT-41

The exploits of PT-41 are portrayed in the 1945 film They Were Expendable directed by John Ford with

Motor Torpedo Boat PT-59

It had been thought this boat was formerly PT-95, a 78-foot Huckins PT Boat, a very different (training only) design with no significant wartime history, and hence no immediate efforts were made to save the vessel.

New Jersey Route 109

Present-day Route 109 was designated as a part of pre-1927 Route 14 in 1917 before becoming the southernmost portion of Route 4 in 1927.

Reg Dean

Dean was succeeded as the United Kingdom's oldest living man by 109-year-old Ralph Tarrant.

Santha Rama Rau

The play was produced for the Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, United Kingdom, moved to the West End in London, United Kingdom, in 1960 for 261 performances, and then on to Broadway in New York City for 109 showings commencing in January 1962.

Savoia-Marchetti SM.84

36° Wing (108 and 109 Gr) received its SM.84s on 7 May 1941, and was based at Decimomannu airbase, Sardinia, from September 1941.

Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre rifle prone

Christian Klees shot a perfect 600 in the qualification round and set a new World record after 104.8 points (of maximum 109.0) in the final.

Tennessee State Route 109

SR 109 is mentioned in several country music songs including "Church on the Cumberland Road" by Shenandoah and "Goodbye Earl" by the Dixie Chicks.

West Indies A cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2005

Daren Ganga made 109 for West Indies A, lifting them to 324 in total, before Dwayne Washington took three for 31 as Sri Lanka A were all out, twelve runs behind.

Zhang Juanjuan

This gave her the 27th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Tetyana Berezhna in the first round, beating the archer from Ukraine 109-97.


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