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TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/11/2009 10:43:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS PATCH TWO RR THE WORLD WONDERS

I dare say, you've missed the gist of the message.

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/11/2009 10:46:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		OT: Do anyone know another famous radio messages from ww2? :) S.O.S doesnt count. 

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/11/2009 10:49:56 PM   
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OT: Do anyone know another famous radio messages from ww2? :) S.O.S doesnt count. 


"Sighted Sub, Sank Same."

And, while not a radio message, in honor of Veterans Day I offer, "Take her down!"

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/11/2009 11:03:55 PM   
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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/11/2009 11:25:48 PM   
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And of course "Air raid Pearl Harbor. This is no drill." and "Tora, Tora, Tora!".

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 12:16:07 AM   
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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 12:20:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		The one I like is the Hellcat pilot during, I think, the raid on Formosa.  TF 38 faced a similar situation to the Battle of the Philippine Sea except without the Japanese carriers (all Japanese A/C were land based).  The pilot called out, "I have about 50 Zeroes surrounded and I'm all alone, I could use some help!"

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 1:46:45 AM   
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"The Third Fleet's sunken and damaged ships have been salvaged and are retiring at high speed toward the enemy."

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 2:43:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		During the Battle of Jutland, and shortly after a salvo struck HMS Princess Royal a signalman promptly leapt onto the bridge of Admiral Beatty's flagship, HMS Lion, and announced "Princess Royal's blown up, Sir." Beatty famously turned to his flag captain, saying "Chatfield, there seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today."

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 3:09:09 AM   
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"Veni, Vide, Vici"

Except that there was no radio by that time.. :--(

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 3:42:57 AM   
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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 4:54:35 AM   
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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 5:17:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		An interesting book "Make Another Signal" by Jack Broome has quite a few signals mostly RN from 1700s to post WW2

Here are a couple not famous but...

To a corvette trying to make port after striking a mine.
"Do not sink in swept channel" fm CinC Western Approaches

To HMS Illustrious after Taranto Raid
"Manoeuvre well executed" fm CinC Med

Fm Submarine returning from patrol to base
"Expect to arrive 1800 in friendly aircraft will stop bombing me" (Can this happen in WITP AE? have not seen it myself)

Fm Formidable (after being attacked by Kamikaze) to Indomitable (flying flag of Admiral Vian)
"Little Yellow Bastard"
Reply
"Are you referring to me"

May 15/16 1945 when a RN Destroyer group caught and sank a IJN CA Haguro (I think)
DD (firing a starshell) "Am illuminating the enemy"
Capt D "Think that is me"

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 5:51:58 AM   
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And let us not forget the greatest of sea admirals who said:

“No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.”


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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 6:12:05 AM   
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And let us not forget the greatest of sea admirals who said:

“No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.”


Don't forget the signal he flew at Trafalgar. "England expects that every man will do his duty"

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 6:13:30 AM   
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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 6:18:30 AM   
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Don't forget the signal he flew at Trafalgar. "England expects that every man will do his duty"


I thought the signal was:

"where's the bloody patch?"

but i could be wrong.

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 9:37:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		Jap AI just "sank" Wake Island and I got the surprise message from Jap radio gal Pretty kewl. Nice job guys!

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 9:40:06 AM   
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"...the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan’s advantage..."

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 10:12:54 AM   
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ORIGINAL: wdolson

The one I like is the Hellcat pilot during, I think, the raid on Formosa.  TF 38 faced a similar situation to the Battle of the Philippine Sea except without the Japanese carriers (all Japanese A/C were land based).  The pilot called out, "I have about 50 Zeroes surrounded and I'm all alone, I could use some help!"

Bill



Reminds me of the sour remark "Here come the last 50 Spitfires - again!" by some German fighter pilot (Galland?) during the Battle of Britain. Göring had claimed that the RAF Fighter Command was on its last legs and had maybe 50 fighters left - but the RAF kept sending strong forces to intercept the Luftwaffe raids.

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 1:39:23 PM   
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Should have been 'Send Reinforcements, we're going to Advance',  but it was presented at GHQ as 'Send three and four pence,  we're going to a dance'.

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 3:54:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		This may not be a radio message, but it is an interesting conversation anyway. It is between Admiral Tripitz and the Kaiser concering declaring war in 1914.
Tripitz, "Why do we have to declare war against France? We are already at war with them; they are bombing us! What value is declaring war in that case?"
Kaiser, "They are only bombing us because we are telling the world they are, so that they look like the agressor. There not really bombing us"
Tripitz, "What does that matter? They are bombing us!"

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 9:54:12 PM   
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"There go two big ones, but I don't know who they are."
"This is Ching Chong China Lee! Chinese, catchee? Refer your boss about Ching Lee. Call off your boys!"
"Identity established. We are not after you."

Exchange between Cactus, PT boats out of Tulagi, Admiral Lee prior to Second Battle of Guadalcanal.

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 10:19:35 PM   
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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 10:29:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		It was Pappy Boyington in a USMC Corsair. He was dodging in and out of clouds over a Japanese airfield while pursued by many Zeroes. He heard another American pilot complain about not being able to find any of the enemy. If my recollection is correct, Pappy hit his microphone button and replied,

"Why you silly bastard, come to Angels ## (his altitude) over the X corner of Y island. I've got ## cornered of them over here!"

quote:

ORIGINAL: wdolson

The one I like is the Hellcat pilot during, I think, the raid on Formosa.  TF 38 faced a similar situation to the Battle of the Philippine Sea except without the Japanese carriers (all Japanese A/C were land based).  The pilot called out, "I have about 50 Zeroes surrounded and I'm all alone, I could use some help!"

Bill




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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 11:20:51 PM   
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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/12/2009 11:36:27 PM   
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ORIGINAL: wdolson

The one I like is the Hellcat pilot during, I think, the raid on Formosa. TF 38 faced a similar situation to the Battle of the Philippine Sea except without the Japanese carriers (all Japanese A/C were land based). The pilot called out, "I have about 50 Zeroes surrounded and I'm all alone, I could use some help!"

Bill



quote:

ORIGINAL: Tom_Holsinger

It was Pappy Boyington in a USMC Corsair. He was dodging in and out of clouds over a Japanese airfield while pursued by many Zeroes. He heard another American pilot complain about not being able to find any of the enemy. If my recollection is correct, Pappy hit his microphone button and replied,

"Why you silly bastard, come to Angels ## (his altitude) over the X corner of Y island. I've got ## cornered of them over here!"


Boyington may have said something similar, but I looked it up. The incident I was thinking of was Wilbur "Spider" Webb of VF-2 on June 19,1944 over Guam. He did shoot down five of them becoming an ace in a day.

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/13/2009 12:29:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		From the past - "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!!!" or in the vernacular of the War of Northern Aggression "Damn, the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" The last comment might be best suited to when Bettys & Nells are around

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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/13/2009 12:57:48 AM   
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From the past - "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!!!" or in the vernacular of the War of Northern Aggression "Damn, the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" The last comment might be best suited to when Bettys & Nells are around


A classic quote, but more suited when a minefield is detected. In the time of the Civil War, torpedoes were a reference to mines.


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RE: TURKEY TROTS TO WATER - 11/13/2009 12:58:18 AM   
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