Corsairs on CVs and Whatnot

This new stand alone release based on the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy. With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

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How many Corvairs can you operate off a CV?
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I don't know about Corvairs, but the French tried the Citroen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzdzZxgbsE

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You know citroen means "lemon" in French.

Yes. Apt name for a car brand that has a reputation in the same ballpark as the Yugo or the Trabant.

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How many Corvairs can you operate off a CV?
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I don't know about Corvairs, but the French tried the Citroen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zzdzZxgbsE

Bill
ORIGINAL: geofflambert
You know citroen means "lemon" in French.

Yes. Apt name for a car brand that has a reputation in the same ballpark as the Yugo or the Trabant.

Bill
The guys on Top Gear shot a Stig & Jaguar off a CV!!!
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1978 USS Enterprise launches a 1963 Plymouth Savoy into the Pacific. Later retitled as "USN's Terroist Catch and release program".

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During Vietnam a Skyraider dropped a toilet on North Vietnam. They had a frame built so it could be attached to a shackle. Hasegawa did a special release kit with the commode bomb. The pilot said that plane bucked all over the place because the toilet was not aerodynamic.

Only a few pictures of it exist because the captain ordered all pictures destroyed when he learned about it.

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Googled 'toilet bomb' for pictures

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During Vietnam a Skyraider dropped a toilet on North Vietnam. They had a frame built so it could be attached to a shackle. Hasegawa did a special release kit with the commode bomb. The pilot said that plane bucked all over the place because the toilet was not aerodynamic.

Only a few pictures of it exist because the captain ordered all pictures destroyed when he learned about it.

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I always loved the story of these guys. Apparently someone made the comment over drinks that the Skyraider could drop "everything but the kitchen sink".....so you just KNOW what would have to come next!...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AD-4_ ... ug1952.jpg
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