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Some of my thoughts on DBP


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JonS,

A real pity your parents had no UNDO command after you were conceived!

Sublime,

Congratulations on your sterling academic performance!

I thought what was said in the TotalWar thread, though unsourced, was useful as far as it went, but that, save for the gap represented by his GD service, I did pretty well on finding information on a most obscure man.

Wodin,

It's easy to be dismissive when YOU haven't done the work; haven't spent the hours, searched under multiple keywords and worked nearly 50 pages down in Google. I do, though, give you full marks for your clever jibe. I wish I could find that wonderful, twisted list someone posted on the Forum of notional British warship names, such as H.M.S. Incontinence. Meanwhile, I give you, and this one's real... (and used four times!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cockchafer

Regards,

John Kettler

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Sublime,

Roger that last. That same nomenclature problem drove me nuts when reading about the Bay of Pigs, too. Now, I've got it properly sorted out. Douglas A-26 Invader renamed a B-26, creating confusion with the Martin B-26 Marauder. Wiki's explicit on the matter, stating the name was changed in 1948.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader

It looks like this, is flyable and is at the nearby aviation museum where my brother volunteers--and has flown in some great warbirds as a result!

http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/index.php/component/content/article/54

Regards,

John Kettler

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