In just the Schweinfurt raid between the hours of 1439-1457 the 228 B-17s dropped 450 1,000 lb. high explosive bombs, 663 500 lb. HE bombs 1,751 100 lb. incendiary bombs and expended 697,828 rounds of .50 caliber ammunition.
Most of the ball rounds had a steel jacket over the lead core but...
David- I don't believe they were segregated by years rather than simply by names though it could be by a small chance. My father's records of his service in WW II were lost as well. BTW the fire in the Records Center St. Louis, MO was purposly set by a disgruntled worker.:(
WooHoo! I'm thankful it was nice and sunny yesterday so I could get my Packard to a cruise in for the 1st time in a long time and hang out with the other old car guys.
I hope when they said they were "going to dump it" that meant to a Goodwill type facility. The write off they would get by donating it would be enormous!!!:eek:
Wow, I guess I've been around too long. I've seen evertything lsited and except for the latest, latest at the cinema right now I've seen everything I can imagine.
I have noticed that Netflix doesn't have them all. I would like to see a 1948 movie with Edmund OBrien called Fighter Squadron...
Since I've been in and out of illness the past few years and unable to work I no longer commute. I no longer listen to the radio at all. Any impetus I require for immediate news can be better sated by TV and I'd just as soon listen to Yahoo radio or my own CDs. I don't miss radio at all since...
I don't carry any mini lights on key chains but have done something different for flashlights in the autos. I got the "shake to work" lights that don't need batteries because EVERY time you need it the batteries are dead anyway.
Miss Brill- Yeah, why the hell would I want to send away for more Chinese crap when every type of retail store everywhere is chock full of it?lol lol lol
Rooster- That FN .25 remids me of my CZ .25 back on page 12. Ultra hideaway compact.:) These were real pocket (and purse) pistols during the Golden Era.
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