Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

Anyone interested in subs should read about Lucky Fluckey. I met him before he died. Amazing guy. I still need to read his book. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_B._Fluckey On Oct 15, 2016 10:50 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You are welcome. You might

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

Aircraft engineering, the highest performance with the most efficient use of materials. --FT On 10/15/16 7:48 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: I agree in principle with Floyd. I would not have used the badass term, but its not in my vocabulary. I'd say all-American men with the grit

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

Aircraft engineering, the highest performance with the most efficient use of materials. --FT On 10/15/16 7:48 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: I agree in principle with Floyd. I would not have used the badass term, but its not in my vocabulary. I'd say all-American men with the grit

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

> Cc: "Floyd Thursby" <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 2:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe o

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

sinesses in the county (Wayne) is very significant. Wilt - Original Message - From: "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: "Floyd Thursby" <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

e - From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: "Max Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today That movie

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

sion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: "Max Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebe

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>1948. > >Wilton > >- Original Message - >From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Cc: "Max Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> >Sent: Saturday, October

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

<dillonm...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today Thanks for posting! I think there is a museum for The Mighty Eighth off of I-95 down in Florida. I've often been tempted to stop there, that temptation is now greater. -- Max Dillon

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c: "Dan Penoff" <d...@penoff.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 2:20 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today I might just do that. Thanks for the suggestion, Wilton. It’s right inside the front gate, so it’s not like one would have to go far. For that matter, I know a co

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

enz.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: "Max Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today Thanks for posting! I think there is a museum for The Mighty Eighth off

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

- From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Dan Penoff" <d...@penoff.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:13 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today &g

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

: "Mercedes List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: "Dan Penoff" <d...@penoff.com> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today I just found out the MacDill AFB, right here in Tampa, has a B-29 on static display. Can’t get to it, though, as i

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

You are welcome. You might check out Martin Caiden's books. One is called Black Thursday. It is about this raid. I think he also wrote The Thousand Plane Raid about the first allied raid with 1000 planes. I read all that stuff 45-50 years ago. Anything the school libary had or whatever I

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

I just found out the MacDill AFB, right here in Tampa, has a B-29 on static display. Can’t get to it, though, as it’s on the base proper and not in a public area. Dang. Dan > On Oct 15, 2016, at 12:04 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thanks for posting! I

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

Thanks for posting! I think there is a museum for The Mighty Eighth off of I-95 down in Florida. I've often been tempted to stop there, that temptation is now greater. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 14, 2016 5:49:25 AM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

Thanks and Honor to You and your dad. In my lifetime we went form the victorious greatest generation to the CCF, CCFF, Drugs, cRAP music, and unanswered/ignored holocaust against christians. Scott Ritchey via Mercedes October 14, 2016 at 1:59 PM Most Americans

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

Mercedes > Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 10:36 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: Floyd Thursby <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today > > Very interesting. I had a neighbor when we lived near Boston who had been > grabbed to be a B-17 p

Re: [MBZ] 73 years ago today

Very interesting. I had a neighbor when we lived near Boston who had been grabbed to be a B-17 pilot after his first year at Georgia Tech where he was studying engineering. It was toward the end of the war so he only flew a few missions but they were scary enough for him, he was like 18 or

[MBZ] 73 years ago today

Was an bombing mission which incurred record losses, and Oct 14 became know as Black Thursday. http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-eighth-air-force-raid-on-schweinfurt.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Raid_on_Schweinfurt 60 of 291 planes were lost, and another 17 were so badly