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July 25th, 2002, 01:10 PM
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G'day Martin
Was it 2nd lieutenant Owen Roane who coming back from North Afrika brought a living donkey named Mo in the plane with him. Coming back to England they fired red flares indicating need for medical assistence. The tower asked what was wrong and Owen said "I'mcoming in with a frozen ass" where upon a docter was send to the plane to check. He then found the "Jackass".
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Very well done, Popski - right in all respects.
I also thought that this would be a nice way to remember 'Cowboy' who passed away on February 1st this year.
Over to you...... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Thank's Martin
My question is
What was the name of the German bouncing bomb and what was the big difference (besides not working) with the British bouncing bomb?
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Can't for the life of me find anything on this. Good research question.
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I think it's time for some tips. The British bouncing bomb used at the Ruhrdams had little brothers, twins called Highball. Two bouncing balls dropped at the same time. Name the German BB and the great difference with the British bouncing boobies?
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Aaaaah! I'm drowning in the Ruhr causeway because of those bouncing bombs but can't find the German version.  I say they failed because it was a barrel shaped bomb that literaly bounced all over thus not very accurate.
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Nice try bu not even close. There aren't many reply's so maybe I have to think of a new question to post. I'll give you a few hour to come up with an answer and in the mean time I'll think of another question. Good hunting
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The German bouncing bomb was called "Kurt" and the big difference with the British Highball was that it had no backspin.The charge was 850-lb of HE. The bomb's were released initially by a Me 410 and later a FW 190 was used. The bomb's were released and gained speed with rocketpower, the rocket breaking off on impackt with the water and the BB skidded over the water upon reaching its objective and then sinking and detonated by hydrostatic fuse.
The BB were dropped in two's, but were never used in action. [B. Johnson, The secret war, p. 302-303, BBC Series]
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The new question
Who became the youngest "Kommodere" in the German airforce?
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i will have a stab in the dark-AHH i cant even think of his name-all i know is he suffered facial scars after a crash-landing and was in a military hospital for months after the war.
Became a General in the Bundeswehr Luftwaffe...flew Me262 and scored 7 kills.....Steiner.....AHHH......  
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I think Panzerknacker's thinking of Johannes Steinhoff - but I'm guessing the answer is Werner Molders ?
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AH HAH-Yes Martin-Johannes 'Macki' Steinhoff-i was going to say Molders or Galland though....
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Martin Drewes?
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G'day Mates
Better response to this question, and the wright answer is
Werner Molder
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Hmmmm - OK :
Where's 'Joe's Bridge'? And who was 'Joe' ?
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Joe's bridge is in Belgium at the border of Holland. It was the bridge that formed the startingpoint of the Garden part of Operation Market Garden. It is named after the commander of the Irish Guards who captured the bridge, Joe Vandeleur.
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why am I always too late nowadays...Popski, you're just too quick, dude....
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I thought this one would be a good race for the Dutch members !
Popski does it again.....
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Sorry guy's
Couldn't mis out on this one I had a battlefieldtour there last year. But my chance again.
OK What was the name of the captured Panther of the Coldstream guards and why was it named this way?
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Typed in a hurry as I'm just going to a dinner party...
It was called 'Cuckoo' and captured & used by 4th Bn 6th Coldstream Guards. All staff tanks were named after birds - assume this got the name as it was being used against its former owners like a cuckoo in the nest -- wife dragging me away from computer..arggggghhhhhhh
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Only got the first bit. It was called cockoo. But i can't find why, so 'll have a guess. as it because hey wre sin a ankbuilt by the other side, like a cuckoo lays its egg in a nest built by anther bird
martin, you beat meto it by mins 
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Sorry Bish
Martin wright.
There's a nice picture of Cuckoo at
http://www.twenot.nl/cuckoo.htm
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What, in Bomber Command, was the codeword for a 'maximum effort' raid , often sent out to bomber stations before the actual target was known ?
( The Peenemunde Raid of August 1943 was such an operation )
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'Payday'-im guessing this is wrong but its worth a shot...
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