[NavySEAL F-16]

There two diffrent typewriters. Selectric used the ball, the Executive did not.

[XBob]

The 'old' executive had a moveable carriage. The selectric had a moveable ball, and as time went by proportional fonts, and even Arabic, with the ball moving right to left typing and mini-spacing proportional left and right and up and down.

There were many many IBM models. AirForce had few, and generally only the cheapest, except for the General's Secretary.

Here is history of IBM typewriters, with pictures:

http://www.etypewriters.com/history.htm

Here is a picture of a 'new' executive:

Here is Old Executive:

[LibLieSlayer]

You have stomped the ego's of many self-proclaimed
"experts"! :-)

LLS