From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Nov 19 2002 - 17:45:17 PST
I think you're thinking about the Bangalore torpedo.
Used to breach beach defences, etc.
You understand where the name came from,.........
don't you?
Joe
--- Wayne Harris <wharris19@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I think in one of the John Wayne movies (D-Day,
> invasion pipe??) one of the
> things they did to take out a pillbox was to
> push/carry a section of pipes
> to the bunker but I don't remember what came out of
> it maybe flames. If this
> is not Invasion pipe does anyone knows what this
> was? And if the invasion
> pipe(see below) is going under water what towed the
> bolster trailer along
> the bottom? :-))Wayne
>
> http://www.combinedops.com/pluto.htm
>
>
>
> >From: "Renaud OLGIATI <rolgiati@conexion.com.py>"
> <>Subject: Re: [MV]
> >Invasion pipe and bolster trailers
> >Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 23:12:15 -0300
> >
> >My mailbox was recently graced by a missive from
> K9Baylee _ :
> >
> > > Just what exactly is "invasion pipe" and what
> was it used for?
> >
> >A pipe line that was laid under the channel to
> convey petrol over for the
> >use
> >of the invasion forces.
> >
> >Knon under the acronym PLUTO (PipeLine Under The
> Ocean); theree is a
> >section
> >on display at the Imperial War Museum, among their
> D-day exhibits.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Ron.
>
>
>
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