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From the War Years...

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Nightwitches - Female Russian bombers who bombed Germany during WW2. They had old, noisy planes & the engines used to conk out halfway through their missions, so they had to climb out on the wings mid-flight to restart the props. To stop Germans from hearing them & starting up the anti aircraft guns, they’d climb to a certain height, coast down to German positions, drop their bombs, restart their engines in midair & get the hell out of dodge. Their leader flew 200+ missions & was never captured.

(Have I ever mentioned that I approve of Female Combat Pilots?)

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Sergeant Stubby (1916 or 1917 – April 4, 1926), was the most decorated war dog of World War I and the only dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat. America's first war dog, Stubby, served 18 months 'over there' and participated in seventeen battles on the Western Front. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants (holding him there til American Soldiers found him).

And... OSHA meets War Workers...

Safety glasses AND..... Ballistic Breast Protectors

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Tell me again why women act like men run things...??? :D
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Maybe I'm just Optimistic...

But why can't SF (+ DC/Chicago/NYC/LA/ETC...) look like this again?

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SF, 1906
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You said hell and breast....boy, yer gonna get it now :twisted: :twisted: :lol:
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[color=#008000]BlaineG[/color] wrote:You said hell and breast....boy, yer gonna get it now :twisted: :twisted: :lol:
You buckin' to get your name in Green? Only you would pick those out of the entire post to comment on! :P :P :lol:
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WWII Who Dat?

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Bea Arthor....
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BlaineG wrote:Bea Arthor....
Yep. Bea Arthur (née Bernice Frankel) (1922-2009)

SSgt. USMC 1943-45 WW II. Enlisted and assigned as typist at Marine HQ in Wash DC, then air stations in VA and NC.
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Old Ironsights wrote:
BlaineG wrote:Bea Arthor....
Yep. Bea Arthur (née Bernice Frankel) (1922-2009)

SSgt. USMC 1943-45 WW II. Enlisted and assigned as typist at Marine HQ in Wash DC, then air stations in VA and NC.
I remember the way she carried herself, and talked (barked? :lol: ) on her shows....Ergo, I was not surprised to find out she was a Marine NCO.....
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Old Ironsights wrote:Maybe I'm just Optimistic...

But why can't SF (+ DC/Chicago/NYC/LA/ETC...) look like this again?
They do, just not as good.--6
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Howinhell can you restart an engine by climbing out on the wing in mid-flight? I'd like to see that!
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Washita wrote:Howinhell can you restart an engine by climbing out on the wing in mid-flight? I'd like to see that!

Altitude and timing. It's all about how close the ground is...

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FWiedner wrote:
Washita wrote:Howinhell can you restart an engine by climbing out on the wing in mid-flight? I'd like to see that!

Altitude and timing. It's all about how close the ground is...

:shock:

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