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RE: When East meets West - 12/2/2010 11:40:27 PM

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..you avoided my original question...are you making this sh*t up about the divorced woman? i find it extremely hilarious, which i guess makes it even more probable to be truth...

Widower, actually. They stayed married until all the kids were grown (20+ years) and then the poor bastard (or just bastard, depending on whether the story is true or not) died.

These facts are established:

1) There are 5 kids, 2 of which are said to look like the deceased husband

2) She (the peripatetic aunt) was apparently hot at one point.

3) The kids (now adults) believe they have different biological fathers

Not so sure about:

1) Orgasm during labor

2) The golf ball story

3) Upon exhumation, the husbands body was said to be radioactive with Polonium 210

Credulity in question:

1) She was pimped out to pay off gambling debts (this might be a cover story by the peripatetic aunt or might have embellished in family lore)

ok, but the story actually happened...great stuff...

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 2:20:51 AM

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Yorktown just left Pearl with 36 F4F's, 18 SBD's and 36 TBF's (one of the TBF squadrons is for Wasp which currently has an understrength TBD squadron).

Can little Wasp support a full size TBF squadron if its fighters and SBDs are at full strength? I always assumed the undersized TBD squadron was due to a smaller total capacity of the Wasp. I will admit I never really looked at her capacity closely compared to her bigger brethren.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 3:01:02 AM

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Yorktown just left Pearl with 36 F4F's, 18 SBD's and 36 TBF's (one of the TBF squadrons is for Wasp which currently has an understrength TBD squadron).

Can little Wasp support a full size TBF squadron if its fighters and SBDs are at full strength? I always assumed the undersized TBD squadron was due to a smaller total capacity of the Wasp. I will admit I never really looked at her capacity closely compared to her bigger brethren.

I looked. She can nominally cary 76 aircraft and enters the game with 64 aboard (her SBD and F4F squadrons are also reduced). It would seem, then, that she could handle a squadron of 18 TBF's instead of the 9 flak-eater TBD's. She carries only 27 torps and could, therefore, only arm one full attack.

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Countdown to Doomsday - 12/3/2010 3:15:11 AM

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18 days until the arrival of the Anson I

295 mi. combat radius. 140 hand cranks to raise the landing gear. The finest 1930 technology. Cutting edge camouflage.

Prepare to meet you ancestors Mr. Tojo.

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RE: Countdown to Doomsday - 12/3/2010 6:49:12 AM

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I tried them as ASW since they were totally useless as anything else. I think most of them crashed in ops before I got some Beau's to replace them.

That cutting edge camo is ambush bait, with 60 mile visibility flying like a large shining mirror they are like a bass lure bring in LYB fighters to get shot down by that awesome firepower from the single TT Lewis .W0W Machinegun, not sure what idiot put a centerline .303 Vickers on it or what it is even supposed to do.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 3:47:50 PM

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USAAF Aces. 39th FS is a veteran of the fight on New Scotland. The P-39 has been the workhorse. Most of the squadron must be aces. Even most of the kills for the P-38 pilots were in P-39's.

I see two 80+ exp KIA's. I blame myself

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 3:55:32 PM

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Being an F4F pilot in the PTO is a dangerous occupation. You can see from the experience of the lost pilots they are either going up against superior planes, superior pilots or disadvantgeous situations....or all 3,

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 4:02:49 PM

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The Marines were thrown into the crucible when it was white hot. I blame myself.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 4:07:15 PM

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Important safety tip. If there is a big war coming, try to get ready.

Couldn't really be helped.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 4:09:15 PM

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French aces in the PTO...sorry, couldn't help myself.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 4:13:45 PM

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The poor chaps in 243 Squadron had to deal with the tip of the spear in Singers. No. 17 Sqdrn is flying in Burma, I think.

Kudos to PO Brookes who managed to shoot down two enemy in a Buffalo and live to tell about it.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 4:18:48 PM

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WO Harrison seems a bit of a slow learner but does have 2 kills.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 4:26:19 PM

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*******No. 30 Sqdrn., Townsville, June 16, 1942*********

WCDR Jeffrey: <group of pilots are walking toward the mess tent...one pilot walks in the opposite direction> Harrison, lad, the mess tent is this way.

WO Harrison: Oh, yes, thank you sir. <he turns to join the others. His boots are on the wrong feet>

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 4:52:46 PM

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yet another asterisk that i have no idea the meaning of...

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 5:11:00 PM

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yet another asterisk that i have no idea the meaning of...

I think that means he has a learning disability and needs extra time on time-limited tasks. Also, he is allowed to physically turn the map when he changes direction....you know...like a woman would do.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 5:13:38 PM

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Seriously, I think it may mean he has no kills in the aircraft which he is currently flying (i.e., No. 30 Sqrn. is flying the Beautifulfighter but his kills were in the Kittyhawk)

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 5:28:34 PM

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yet another asterisk that i have no idea the meaning of...

Steroids, KEM. It's all about pilots juicing. These kills will never be viewed as legitimately as those from non-juicing pilots.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 8:31:15 PM

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yet another asterisk that i have no idea the meaning of...

Steroids, KEM. It's all about pilots juicing. These kills will never be viewed as legitimately as those from non-juicing pilots.

Or were these kills scored in a 162 game schedule, instead of a "real" 156 game schedule?

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 9:37:00 PM

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Looks like the Dutch need a blackbox warning on their recruiting poster
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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 10:45:55 PM

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Looks like the Dutch need a blackbox warning on their recruiting poster
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Amen to that, although young Flt. Lt. de Groot might have some useful insight into NEIAF "recruiting" practices.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 11:06:13 PM

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Ops double posts

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 11:11:35 PM

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***********SWPAC HQ, Brisbane, June 16, 1942*************

<a senior Medical Corps officer enters the room and salutes>

Col. Manfred Ewald: You asked to see me sir?

Tall, patrician-looking fellow with affected corn cob pipe: Ah, yes, doctor. I wanted to see if you know anything about "juicing"?

Col. Manfred Ewald: <looks slightly anxious> Juicing, sir? I presume you don't mean the preparation of juices from whole fruits?

Tall, patrician-looking fellow with affected corn cob pipe: No, Col., I most certainly do not. I am talking about artificial enhancement of pilot performance.

Col. : I...I'm....not..

Tall, patrician-looking fellow with affected corn cob pipe: Look, Col., cut the crap! If the Aussies are doing it I want our boys doing it too. What if the Japs are onto it? Give it to me straight son.

Col. Manfred Ewald: Yes sir. There are two approaches that come to mind, the use of stimulants to improve awareness and reaction time and the use of blood doping.

Tall, patrician-looking fellow with affected corn cob pipe: Blood doping?

Col. Manfred Ewald: Yes, sir. A personal project of mine. If pilots were to transfuse themseleves with their own red blood cells, they might be able to tolerate higher altitudes without oxygen, thereby giving themselves an advantage over opponents.

Tall, patrician-looking fellow with affected corn cob pipe: Good! Find out if it against House Rules and look into it....and keep it quiet.....and...by the way...where the Hell did you get name like "Manfred"?

Col. Manfred Ewald: From my mother's side. They are from Podejuch.

Tall, patrician-looking fellow with affected corn cob pipe: Po-deh-jook? Never heard of it. Well, change it please. It sounds like a Kraut name.

Col. Manfred Ewald: Yes sir.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/3/2010 11:43:45 PM

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Maybe JJ made off with the DEI supplies of Epogen? Could there be an Epogen gap between the beligerents?

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RE: When East meets West - 12/4/2010 12:23:52 AM

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The poor chaps in 243 Squadron had to deal with the tip of the spear in Singers. No. 17 Sqdrn is flying in Burma, I think.

Kudos to PO Brookes who managed to shoot down two enemy in a Buffalo and live to tell about it.

Judging by the fate of the other Buffalo pilots, his greatest achievement seems to be survival. Imagine what he could do in an actual airplane.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/4/2010 12:24:53 AM

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*******No. 30 Sqdrn., Townsville, June 16, 1942*********

WCDR Jeffrey: <group of pilots are walking toward the mess tent...one pilot walks in the opposite direction> Harrison, lad, the mess tent is this way.

WO Harrison: Oh, yes, thank you sir. <he turns to join the others. His boots are on the wrong feet>

I'm sure theres a very funny story about how he got his 2 kills.

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RE: When East meets West - 12/4/2010 7:03:54 AM

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in other News.....

"Secret US Diplomat Cables claim that Mexico is losing war against Drug Cartels"

Who would have thunk it? We need Harrison in the State Department!

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RE: Countdown to Doomsday - 12/4/2010 10:01:33 AM

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18 days until the arrival of the Anson I

295 mi. combat radius. 140 hand cranks to raise the landing gear. The finest 1930 technology. Cutting edge camouflage.

Prepare to meet you ancestors Mr. Tojo.

Can't be all bad.....

Artist: � Peter Scott
Source: 'The Battle of Britain - RAF May to December 1940', Camouflage and Markings No.2

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RE: When East meets West - 12/4/2010 10:16:53 AM

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The only trouble is No.30 Sqn RAAF starts with Beaufighter Ic and only upgrade to Beaufighter VIc.

Where did the Kittyhawk kills come from???

Maybe he was in the wrong mess tent after all!!!

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RE: When East meets West - 12/4/2010 10:45:34 AM

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The only trouble is No.30 Sqn RAAF starts with Beaufighter Ic and only upgrade to Beaufighter VIc.

Where did the Kittyhawk kills come from??? At 44 exp, surely he didn't come from the replacement pool.

Maybe he was in the wrong mess tent after all!!!

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RE: When East meets West - 12/4/2010 3:34:45 PM

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Maybe JJ made off with the DEI supplies of Epogen? Could there be an Epogen gap between the beligerents?

Bloody Hell! And I thought all that Jap success on high altitude zero sweep missions was just the "Zero bonus"

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* Epogen is a brand name for Erythropoetin, a hormone which causes the production of red blood cells. It wasn't even discovered yet in 1942...but....

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