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  1. Dixon Cannon

    The "Annoying Phrase" Thread

    Hey, can we be done with this whole "throwing up in my throat" phrase!!?? How disgusting is that, to insert into a conversation?? How in the world did that one get started!!?...in some prison yard, no doubt! -dixon cannon
  2. Dixon Cannon

    Wearing Crusher Hat

    Always remember, when you see a pilot wearing a "crusher" with headphones over it, the flying must be below approximately 10,000 feet. During that era (up til the introduction of the pressurized cabin ala the B-29 "Super Fortress), any flying above 10,000 feet required oxygen and the face mask...
  3. Dixon Cannon

    Boy Scouts of America - 100 years old today

    Here is my Dad's Boy Scout Knife. It's an Ulster 1502. BSA #1502 Four blade camp knife, with main blade, combo can opener/long flat blade, awl, and three piece can opener. Brown bone handle, single line bolsters, permanent shackle on end opposite main blade, BSA shield is shield shaped. Shield...
  4. Dixon Cannon

    Dopp Kit

    Hey mate... ...where's me bloody "Sponge Bag"??? lol -dixon 'limey' cannon:D
  5. Dixon Cannon

    Dopp Kit

    1947 Dopp Kit ad -dixon cannon
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    Dopp Kit

    My old Dad used a leather Dopp Kit and kept in on the back of the toilet when I was a kid. He kept all his old antique toilet articles in it (which were perfectly new to him!). I think he must have bought me one at some point because it seems that I've always had one. My last one, which came...
  8. Dixon Cannon

    Whermacht long leather coat

    Whermacht is nicht Whermacht, aber Wehrmacht! Verstehen Sie? -dixon Von cannon
  9. Dixon Cannon

    What Price Glory 50 Mission Crusher--Insight?

    http://www.uswings.com/crushcap.asp I have this cap and it is a big disappointment. It is far too stiff and the visor is vinyl covered. Don't touch it! -dixon cannon
  10. Dixon Cannon

    Woo and more Tigers

    Looking forward to this one! http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/07/06/john-woo-divebombs-into-wwii-again-with-flying-tiger-heroes/ -dixon (AVG) cannon
  11. Dixon Cannon

    IWO JIMA FIGHTER GROUP

    Very excellent indeed! Great unseen photos. I am assuming that many of the dead were Japanese who offed themselves with grenades rather than be captured. They wear putties, so they appear to be Japanese. Anyway, thanks for posting this - I am fascinated by actual combat photos! -dixon...
  13. Dixon Cannon

    WWII Crusher and Garrison Caps

    Somewhere out there is a picture of de Fuhrer using his chin strap on his peaked cap. I don't think he got fifty mission in either! You know, the guys that got real fifty-mission crushes on their service caps were the cargo and transport pilots. They generally flew below ten thousand feet...
  14. Dixon Cannon

    Crusher caps

    THAT is a beautiful cap Ace - I envy you! I always error on the side of slightly larger. One can always put a little stuffing behind the sweat band. But a too tight cap because you ordered too small is a headache -literally! -dixon cannon
  15. Dixon Cannon

    Crusher caps

    Ace, give us some info on this "Fortress" cap. I did a quick Google search and couldn't find anything for "Diamond Fortress Cap". Do you have a link or a manufacturers URL? -dixon cannon
  16. Dixon Cannon

    what is this called?

    Yep! A high plate rail. There are some pictures in Google images. -dixon cannon
  17. Dixon Cannon

    Why did actors in the classic films always tap their Cigarettes?

    Yes, my Dad was a Phillip Morris, unfiltered, cigarette smoker. Most unfiltered smokers will tape the entire pack to compress the tobacco in all of the cigarettes at once. But the old school process was to remove the cigarette, give it a tap prior to putting between the lips and lighting...
  19. Dixon Cannon

    Bonanza actor Pernell Roberts dies aged 81

    Here's one... Who ever heard Ben (Lorne Greene) sing the words to the Bonanza theme? When I was a kid, we had this record. Someone gave it to us as a gift because Ben sings "Ringo" on the flip side. Somehow they thought that was about Ringo Starr!!! What a hoot! Bonanza...
  20. Dixon Cannon

    Bonanza actor Pernell Roberts dies aged 81

    Now I wonder how many younger FLr's actually know what you're talking about!! I got it immediately! :D ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcFFjBsw270 -dixon cannon
  21. Dixon Cannon

    Bonanza actor Pernell Roberts dies aged 81

    That is correct, Miss Hadley. I found myself checking this afternoon for a bit of nostalgia (my family as a kid were big 'Bonanza' fans!). Sheriff Coffee, Hop Sing, Pa and all the boys. Characters like Candy and Griff and Jamie are still kicking.... but did we really accept them as part of...
  22. Dixon Cannon

    Bonanza actor Pernell Roberts dies aged 81

    The last of the Cartwright family. What's to become of the Ponderosa?? -dixon (Sheriff Coffee) cannon
  23. Dixon Cannon

    vintage pics of african americans

    From the current issue of Smithsonian: Barred from many U.S. stages because of her race, Lillian Evanti (in 1925) became an acclaimed soprano overseas. She sat for Addison Scurlock dressed for the title role in Delibes' Lakmé. -dixon cannon

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