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Or GU2L
"Ogden Johnson III" wrote in message ... "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: "Nice Again" wrote The Navy system wasn't bizzarre. The Navy system had multiple designations for virtually identical aircraft. That's bizarre. It made it easy to identiy a/c (mental picture) by just the lettr and numbers. No easier than the USAAF/USAF system, which had the advantages of order and logic. But. The USAAF/USAF system didn't permit any fun aircraft, like B1RDs. -- OJ III [Email sent to Yahoo addy is burned before reading. Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast] |
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Oh yeah! Like C-130 and C-131.
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message ink.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... The Navy system wasn't bizzarre. The Navy system had multiple designations for virtually identical aircraft. That's bizarre. It made it easy to identiy a/c (mental picture) by just the lettr and numbers. No easier than the USAAF/USAF system, which had the advantages of order and logic. |
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I can picture the JD in my mind but I have trouble with the B-26.
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system, it was your message that was a mystery. |
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Would that be the Douglas B-26 (JD) or the Martin B-26 (JM) :O)
Jack "Nice Again" wrote in message ... I can picture the JD in my mind but I have trouble with the B-26. "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system, it was your message that was a mystery. |
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See what I've been talking about.
Douglas "Jack G" wrote in message ... Would that be the Douglas B-26 (JD) or the Martin B-26 (JM) :O) Jack "Nice Again" wrote in message ... I can picture the JD in my mind but I have trouble with the B-26. "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... F fighter 8 eighth model F Grumman I did not ask for an explanation of the Navy's bizarre designation system, it was your message that was a mystery. |
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![]() "Nice Again" wrote in message ... I can picture the JD in my mind but I have trouble with the B-26. I can picture them both, and the JM too. |
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There were two entirely different B-26s.
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Nice Again" wrote in message ... I can picture the JD in my mind but I have trouble with the B-26. I can picture them both, and the JM too. |
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![]() "Nice Again" wrote in message ... There were two entirely different B-26s. No ****. |
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