The official AHF USA quiz thread
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A hint for my question - the unit involved was the 23rd Bomb Squadron, flying Keystone B-6 bombers.
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As there have been no replies, I'll post the answer.
The Mauna Loa volcano erupted, threatening the city. Six Keystone bombers of the 23rd Bomb Squadron used precision bombing tactics to drop twenty 600-pound bombs in the path of the volcano’s lava flow, thus saving the city by diverting the lava away.
http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/27-december-1935/
The Mauna Loa volcano erupted, threatening the city. Six Keystone bombers of the 23rd Bomb Squadron used precision bombing tactics to drop twenty 600-pound bombs in the path of the volcano’s lava flow, thus saving the city by diverting the lava away.
http://www.thisdayinaviation.com/27-december-1935/
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Who is this U.S Navy fighter pilot ?
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Solution: It's westerns' actor Wayne Morris, during the war.
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New question:
Who ?
Who ?
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Clue: He had the name of an aircraft carrier .....
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Yes, It's James Forrestal.
Your Turn......
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Q: What was the name given to the bombing fleet put together by Billy Mitchell as part of Project B in 1921?
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As there have been no replies, I'll post the answer and let someone else ask a new question.
1st Provisional Air Brigade
1st Provisional Air Brigade
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Known american tank..........
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Well, von thoma, seems no one wants to take a chance. A pity, that this thread has had a very hard life with long interruptions.
Your photo depicts a Ronson lighter, and this became the "name" of a small series of M4A3E8, for the most part, USMC flame thrower tanks that were used near the end of the war with Japan. Also to a very small extent in Korea.
It seems it was originally developed by the British for the Canadian Army buts they never really took it up.
Interesting that Ronson was the name used, as the Zippo lighter, their main competitor, dominated the supply of cigarette lighters to the US forces by a large margin. Perhaps, Ronson was the major supplier to the British.
Also sort of interesting, my daughter gave me last Christmas, a Zippo lighter package that duplicated the WW2 version that duplicated the lighter my father used from ca. 1940 through the 1970's.
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Your photo depicts a Ronson lighter, and this became the "name" of a small series of M4A3E8, for the most part, USMC flame thrower tanks that were used near the end of the war with Japan. Also to a very small extent in Korea.
It seems it was originally developed by the British for the Canadian Army buts they never really took it up.
Interesting that Ronson was the name used, as the Zippo lighter, their main competitor, dominated the supply of cigarette lighters to the US forces by a large margin. Perhaps, Ronson was the major supplier to the British.
Also sort of interesting, my daughter gave me last Christmas, a Zippo lighter package that duplicated the WW2 version that duplicated the lighter my father used from ca. 1940 through the 1970's.
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Thats Not an M4A3E8Bill Murray wrote:
Your photo depicts a Ronson lighter, and this became the "name" of a small series of M4A3E8, for the most part, USMC flame thrower tanks that were used near the end of the war with Japan. Also to a very small extent in Korea.
A3 is Ford GAA Engine
E8 is the HVSS Suspension, this is the Older VVSS
It is a M4 (Composite Hull) of the Army's 713th Tank Bn (Armored Flamethrower) on Okinawa
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Col. George Taylor, 16th Infantry Regiment, Omaha Beach
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Thanks for the correction, LineDoggie.
At least I got the basics right but my source was a bit off. Armour is not my field unfortunately, I just happened to remember the basics on this one.
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At least I got the basics right but my source was a bit off. Armour is not my field unfortunately, I just happened to remember the basics on this one.
Bill
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No problem.
Bill Murray won.
I was referring to the M4 Sherman tank ( They say he was prone to burn...... ).
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Bill Murray won.
I was referring to the M4 Sherman tank ( They say he was prone to burn...... ).
Regards.
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