Hmmmm.
if i remember my history correctly, one of the main reasons for a sought
pair of sandals was to cut down on the damage from caltrops.
rikk
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Behalf Of Jim Winne
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 11:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [MV] darwin awards
Hi List,
This made me remember something my boss, a retired senior chief avation
metalsmith, told me about when an officer got his orders for duty on
another ship. The guys in his squadron would swipe his flightdeck shoes
and launch them off the foreward catapault. They did some crazy stuff. I
guess the shoes would qualify as military vehicles even if they are kind of
primitive;-).
best regards,
Jim
MVPA #17216
At 14:57 10/21/2000 -0400, EdLortz@aol.com wrote:
>Got a chuckle out of the darwin bit. I remember seeing a photo in a
magazine,
>I believe back in the 60's, of an old car going off the catapult of an
Essex
>class carrier. The ship was on a repositioning transit, moving families to
a
>new home port, and all the personal cars were loaded on the flight deck.
The
>crew pitched in, bought the car, and sent it off the catapult. Made a
record
>for 0 to 60, and someone in a chopper took a photo of it going off the
edge.
>
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