Base
Fuselage
Fuselage noun - The central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo).
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There are recorded instances of US heavy bombers taking ramming attacks to the fuselage, and in the B-17's case the tailplane, and successfully returning to base.
Source: Ramming Always Works - The Hind is also nearly impervious to small arms fire and, in one instance, a Hind safely returned to base with ''20'' bullet holes in its fuselage and rotor blades.
Source: The Dreaded / Real Life
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Fuselage and Base. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/base/fuselage
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