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  1. churchill17sp

    churchill17sp New Member

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    Here's one for you -
    What were wwII British Carrier crew referring to when they spoke of "bacon"?
     
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    I have a question for you. Are you reffering to the bren carrier? If so I would have to guess the Wespe.
     
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    Hello -
    Actually, I am thinking of Illustrious-class armored Carriers, specifically in the context of the operations in the British Pacific Fleet, spring 1945.
     
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    Probably something to do with the state of Kamikaze pilots as they swept their remains of the deck (and I do not want to get into any more debates of armoured vs unarmoured flight decks!)

    Tom
     
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    Yes, it is referring to the smoldering bits of meat, eyeballs, whatever, that remained after the Kamikaze bounced off the 3" armor; a great example of the effectiveness of the armored flight deck. This is my last post regarding the magnificent armored flight deck :D
     
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