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To: TheThirdRuffian

“Fork-tailed devil, I believe.

I vaugely recall “whistling death” but I (a redleg army guy) know that was the name given our A-10, so I am probably getting that mixed in my mind.”

The fork tailed devil sounds right from the History I read.
Thank You.


68 posted on 04/09/2009 3:20:03 PM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: Cheetahcat
I vaugely recall “whistling death” but I (a redleg army guy) know that was the name given our A-10, so I am probably getting that mixed in my mind.”

The Japs gave that name to the Corsair (Navy pilots referred to it as an Ensign Eliminator), because of the sound of air going through the wing root oil coolers.

98 posted on 04/09/2009 3:36:05 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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