Re: Shturmovik Il-2 and Il-10

["swan" <swan@haysco.net>]

 But then I guess not too many people
>remember when washing machines had gas engines, back before electricity.<<


Aw c'mon, Gene. We have always had electricity. Everyone knows that you
absolutely can't live without it. The next thing you will be telling us that
TV pictures were once only black and white, or maybe there was a time when
there was no TV at all! Whose leg are you trying to pull?

Bob Dove



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: RE: Shturmovik Il-2 and Il-10


> Gene,
>
>  >>At 11:44 AM 10/16/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >We used the term for the trainer mentioned below because it sounded like
a
> >Maytag washing machine engine. But then I guess not too many people
> >remember when washing machines had gas engines, back before
electricity.<<
>
> You're certainly right about that.  As for PO-2 harrassment raids, the
most
> common names I heard for those were "Bedcheck Charlie" and "Washing
Machine
> Charlie."
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523-0916
> Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
> Life member: Special Forces & Special Operations Associations
> Web site:  http://www.korean-war.com
>


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