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In message , Mitchell
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"Dave Kearton" wrote in
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"Brian Ehni" wrote in message
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De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
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Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they
didn't have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni




Didn't the USN use bridle catchers ? As I understand it, they
were the projections at the front edge of the deck - in front of each
catapult.



After the specified number of launches, the bridles would have been
turfed into the sea anyway.



I'm told by my wife that this is because navies are all run by
meat-eating men, as opposed to vegetarian women who would run
organisations in an atmosphere of peace and free expression.



How many military women does she know?



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What on earth are all those ribbons for? My dad spent over 25 years in
the Territorial Army, including 6 years' active service in WWII, and had
just 6 medals to show for it.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!