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Old November 21st 03, 06:22 AM
Mary Shafer
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:50:14 +1100, David Bromage
wrote:

Pakistan used Hercs as bombers in 1965, rolling pallettes of bombs out
the back door. They were surprisingly accurate and took out several
Indian artillery positions.


The US was using them as bombers in Afghanistan in 2002, pushing
daisycutters off the ramp. Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.

Mary

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Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer