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Forum: The Funnies 03-20-2017, 05:59 PM
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Posted By NN5I
Gotta be two connections. One for the positive...

Gotta be two connections. One for the positive terminal, and one for the negative.
Forum: The Funnies 03-19-2017, 04:37 PM
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Posted By NN5I
Found it! Elliott Buckmaster's callsign was...

Found it! Elliott Buckmaster's callsign was W6SNL.

Not only that, but:

General Curtis E LeMay was W6EZY.

Col. Paul W Tibbets (pilot of Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the A-Bomb on...
Forum: The Funnies 08-23-2012, 10:34 PM
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Posted By NN5I
Ah, to be only 56 again! My conjecture is...

Ah, to be only 56 again!

My conjecture is that it was for a strain-relief. Most electrical cords in those days were cloth-covered, and it was common to bring the two wires (each individually...
Forum: The Funnies 08-23-2012, 10:24 PM
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Posted By NN5I
Answers, the ones that I know anyway. Five...

Answers, the ones that I know anyway. Five carriers were sunk at Midway. Four of them Kaga, Akagi, Soryu, and Hiryu, were Japanese. The fifth one, Yorktown, was American, and her commander was...
Forum: The Funnies 08-23-2012, 10:13 PM
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Posted By NN5I
It's interesting to see what companies, in WW2,...

It's interesting to see what companies, in WW2, made things outside their normal lines. Lionel made J-38 keys. Rock-Ola (a juke-box company) made the US Carbine, Cal. .30 M1 -- as did IBM, Saginaw...
Forum: The Funnies 08-23-2012, 06:11 AM
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Posted By NN5I
The J-38 was manufactured my many companies...

The J-38 was manufactured my many companies during WW2. The Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotive was modeled by several companies. If the engine shown is a model, both items pictured could have been,...
Forum: The Funnies 08-23-2012, 12:15 AM
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Views: 10,335
Posted By NN5I
Still more WW2 trivia -- The Battle of...

Still more WW2 trivia --

The Battle of Midway, June 1942, was the turning point of the Pacific war. Of the five aircraft carriers sunk at Midway, one's captain was a radio ham. Which ship did he...
Forum: The Funnies 08-22-2012, 08:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 10,335
Posted By NN5I
Actually I know the answer to that; but there may...

Actually I know the answer to that; but there may be more than one answer.
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