Steven wins first prize! A one-week holiday in beautiful downtown Moose Jaw in the second week of January. Okay. Here's another question: what was the religious denomination of the pilot, and after whom did he name the plane? (I'm thinking specifically of the Enola Gay here)
Steven Montgomery wrote: > At 11:34 AM 11/9/2002, Marc wrote: > > >Incidentally, one little irony that I'm not sure has been brought up, > >although I'm > >sure Mark especially knows this, and probably many others here, is that > >Nagasaki > >wasn't the first choice for the second bomb. The original target was > >clouded over > >that day, so Nagasaki got hit. The irony is that Nagasaki is the > >historical centre > >of Japan's Christian community. So I guess today's trivia question is: > >what was > >the original target? > > The primary target was Kokura, a major munitions manufacturing center. > Kokura was obscured by clouds and smoke (leftover from an earlier raid on a > nearby city) so the bombadier couldn't get an exact target despite three > separate passes. The secondary target was Nagasaki which was also obscured > by clouds but after a couple of passes the clouds parted, and the rest is > history. > > -- > Steven Montgomery > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "Nations are defined by their founders. George Washington set a standard of > selfless public service and heroic private virtue against which American > politicians continue to be measured - and found wanting - even today." > --Steven W. Mosher > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
