From: Bobby Joe Pendleton II (bobbyjoe@chartertn.net)
Date: Sun Dec 29 2002 - 07:05:59 PST
The name Kee Bird comes from a mythical bird of the Arctic invented by crews
who built the Alaska Highway. The bird, it was said, danced in the snow
crying, "Kee-Kee-Keerist but it's cold!"
Check out the link it tells the story
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1207_warbird1.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Martin" <mung@in-touch.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:50 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] kee bird
> Thanks Bobby for the Keebird site. Very interesting and gawd what a name
on
> the rescuing plane. Those good old red blooded american servicemen sure
had a
> sense of humor. Does anyone know how the Keebird got it's name? And would
a
> Keebird be of the feminine gender....grin Fred
>
> Bobby Joe Pendleton II wrote:
>
> > http://www.b29keebird.net/main.html
> >
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