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To: nolu chan
Unfortunate that he left out the contributions of the early Naval Aviators, who were intended to swoop over Charleston harbor atop giant pterodactyls which the government had been secretly breeding since SC passed her secession ordinance late the prior year.

Early efforts were met with limited success due to the small carrying capacity of the reptiles, who could only support one pilot hand-carrying a 2000 pound GBU-30 (JDAM).

Unfortunately, these early pilots did not have sophisticated inertial nav systems, and had to follow Powhatan. She was lost in a fog and they wandered out to sea, sparking the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle which exists to this very day.

580 posted on 03/08/2004 11:42:52 AM PST by Gianni (Sarcasm, the other white meat.)
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To: Gianni
oops... the 30 is the 500lb variant. I knew there was a reason for that preview pane.
581 posted on 03/08/2004 11:45:42 AM PST by Gianni (Sarcasm, the other white meat.)
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