Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Somebody spent a "shed-full" of taxpayer money on these things and I don't think they ever spotted anything bigger than a grey whale...well...maybe a blue.

Inside the hangars at Moffett Field NAS, I bet.

I had to run sick call there once in early 1982, but it was filled with P-3 Orions then instead of blimps.

[Cap Mandrake]

I think it's "Ffiona" for some odd reason.

I would have been there in the mid 80's. I didn't know they had torn the thing down until a few days ago when i looked for the big pink building on Bing. Good story about the dog. "Dobutamine and nitroprusside" [;)]

Are you sure that wasn't Truman making the inspection. [:)]

You are right about Lindburg Field. Stupid place for a major airport. Overall, I love San Diego.

Don't know about Marine/Navy nurses but I swear Air Farce nurses are predominately from Lesbos, not that there is anything wrong with that.

[Cap Mandrake]

No turn in the inbox. I think Admirar Rord Fabertong was that Robber Baron guy with the stovepipe hat in the Olympic opening ceremonies, so he was busy.

[Cap Mandrake]

Tee hee.

I blame the LYB's for stirring up the Colonial pot in the 20th

I credit the Queen for being a good sport and jumping out of the helicopter like that. Next thing you know, she will be doing the slow-jam on the Jimmy Kimmel Show.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Somebody spent a "shed-full" of taxpayer money on these things and I don't think they ever spotted anything bigger than a grey whale...well...maybe a blue.

Inside the hangars at Moffett Field NAS, I bet.

I had to run sick call there once in early 1982, but it was filled with P-3 Orions then instead of blimps.

Nope, that is one of the blimp hangars in Tustin. In 1943 it was probably a NAS. Later it was a MCAS and they kept helos in there.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Somebody spent a "shed-full" of taxpayer money on these things and I don't think they ever spotted anything bigger than a grey whale...well...maybe a blue.

Inside the hangars at Moffett Field NAS, I bet.

I had to run sick call there once in early 1982, but it was filled with P-3 Orions then instead of blimps.

Nope, that is one of the blimp hangars in Tustin. In 1943 it was probably a NAS. Later it was a MCAS and they kept helos in there.

In one of those hangers they have a community exercise area. On one of those PBS programs they showed the rope-climbing area. There was still a guy - then in his 70s - who climbed the ropes there several times a week as he had in training. The ropes were about an inch or inch and half thick and were hung from the ceiling. He climbed all the way to the top faster than most adults walk to the mail box. [X(]

[Moondawggie]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I think it's "Ffiona" for some odd reason.

I would have been there in the mid 80's. I didn't know they had torn the thing down until a few days ago when i looked for the big pink building on Bing. Good story about the dog. "Dobutamine and nitroprusside" [;)]

Are you sure that wasn't Truman making the inspection. [:)]

You are right about Lindburg Field. Stupid place for a major airport. Overall, I love San Diego.

Don't know about Marine/Navy nurses but I swear Air Farce nurses are predominately from Lesbos, not that there is anything wrong with that.

Well, the Navy nurses I worked with were mainly Ensign to full LT-types, and they were most definitely not from Lesbos. [;)]

[Cap Mandrake]

**********************Jan. 25, 1943(C)***************


Lautem: The carriers were up near Boela, leaving the USAAF to cover the landings. Rots of Sallys and a goodly escort too

Morning Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 72,115

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 28
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 22



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 33


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Mataroa
APD Peary
AP President Hayes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
APD Fox
xAP Harpoon
DD Mustin

Oops. Quite a few escorts knocked down but there were too many and the Sallys got through.

Then a Nettie raid with only 4 bombers.

Morning Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 72,115

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 12
G3M2 Nell x 2
G4M1 Betty x 2



Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 18


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
AP President Jackson

Koepang: A total of 60 B-24/B-17 attacked Koepang. Somehow there are still a few Tojos in the air. Approximately 10 Tojo/Zero were destroyed on the ground and I-31, likely damaged, was sunk in port.

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Jan. 25, 1943(c), Chiang Kai-sheck Flower-Drum Aerodrome, Chungking************


Squadron CO at table with ledger: NEXT!

Lt. Chung: Honorable, Major, 3 pranes sir!

Squadron CO at table with ledger: <looks up at young pilot> Chung, how many times I tell you guys not make shit up. Nobody berieve.

[Cap Mandrake]

Morning Air attack on 55th Chinese Corps, at 77,43 , near Chungking

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 41
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 3



Allied aircraft
I-15-III x 2
P-66 Vanguard x 7


Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses


Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

[Gridley380]

ORIGINAL: zuluhour

I don't blame you. Sounds like a zoo. Now arriving from the cosmic gene pool:
7 completely new diseases, 65 radical islamists, 25 neo nazis, 210 varietes of perfume to cover up 350 species of human aromas, and a mass dose of stupid Americans.

I think you are being wildly optimistic on all counts.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

**************Jan. 25, 1943(c), Chiang Kai-sheck Flower-Drum Aerodrome, Chungking************


Squadron CO at table with ledger: NEXT!

Lt. Chung: Honorable, Major, 3 pranes sir!

Squadron CO at table with ledger: <looks up at young pilot> Chung, how many times I tell you guys not make shit up. Nobody berieve.

Why they speak pidgin in own language. [&:][:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

**************Jan. 25, 1943(c), Chiang Kai-sheck Flower-Drum Aerodrome, Chungking************


Squadron CO at table with ledger: NEXT!

Lt. Chung: Honorable, Major, 3 pranes sir!

Squadron CO at table with ledger: <looks up at young pilot> Chung, how many times I tell you guys not make shit up. Nobody berieve.

Why they speak pidgin in own language. [&:][:D]

Beats me. Ask Hop Sing, chop, chop. Mistah Cahtlight know.

[Cap Mandrake]

You know, among the elites, television is regarded as an opium for the unwashed, but that completely discounts the cultural wisdom and nuance that one can acquire with the cathode ray tube or it's technological follow-ons.

[Cap Mandrake]

The turn is in. Unfortuantely, it is the same turn as last time. Generally, we try to advance the ball forward a couple of yards on every down.

[Walloc]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Generally, we try to advance the ball forward a couple of yards on every down.

Obviously ur not the Cleveland Browns then... Ouch, did i just say that, runs and hide!

Rasmus

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Walloc

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Generally, we try to advance the ball forward a couple of yards on every down.

Obviously ur not the Cleveland Browns then... Ouch, did i just say that, runs and hide!

Rasmus

Dont worry, the Browns dont have any fans.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

ORIGINAL: Walloc

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Generally, we try to advance the ball forward a couple of yards on every down.

Obviously ur not the Cleveland Browns then... Ouch, did i just say that, runs and hide!

Rasmus

Dont worry, the Browns dont have any fans.

Well...none that can read these slights at least. [X(]

[sprior]

You could have finished that sentence with "read".

[Cap Mandrake]

************Japanese trenches, Port Hedrand, Jan. 25, 1943(c)*************



Pvt. Hata: I am soooooo tired of these ******* bombers every day, the ******* fish head soup with rice, the ******* giant crocodires. By Odin! I would kill for a ******* piece of seaweed.

Pvt. Onimato: Hata, you are too negative. Don't talk rike that. Bad for morale.

Pvt. Hata: Moraahr? I give you ******* moraahr. <He leans on one buttock and breaks wind> How you rike that moraahr?

Pvt. Onimato: Hory crap, Hata, you sure you not sneaking seaweed? Rook, I know for sure 100% we are going to win soon.

Pvt. Hata: Oh yeah? How you know that *** ****?

Pvt. Onimato: Because they send in Creverand Browns to reprace 32nd ID.

Pvt. Hata: HAHAHAHAHAHA! Creverand Browns! HAHAHAHAHA. That rearry funny! That make Hata raugh. HAHAHAHAHA. Hata raugh now. HAHAHHAHAHA....