Kidd, Captain William

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A famous English pirate of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The British government employed Kidd for some time to stop piracy, but he turned pirate himself and was executed in England.

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He flew with Captain Irianto, 53, who had 20,000 hours experience, more than 6,000 hours on the A320.
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The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.
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My captain on the boat, Brazakka, he wanted me to do this Hemingway bit, with the white stubble, and he wanted the hero angle.
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My nickname was Captain, though I was a private, first class.
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They castigated the captain, a 48-year-old Indonesian, and his rookie copilot, a 24-year-old Indian.
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C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
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Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
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William Woodville died; a distinguished English physician and medical writer.
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William has thus been happily able to report to the society the approaching conversion of M'Bongo and his imminent civilization.
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He sat glum and thoughtful, his mind in unproductive travail, until the captain was announced.
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