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  1. Ossian phpbb3

    Ossian phpbb3 New Member

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    The perils of having young children -- I had it inflicted on me recently!

    OK, anything goes.....

    The Germans made an unusual use of the Eiffel Tower from 1942 to 1944. What was it?
     
    Ossian phpbb3, Nov 30, 2006
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    Searchlight/AA Platform?

    Or was that the French in WW1?
     
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  3. Ossian phpbb3

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    No, not as far as I know.
    This was unusual for the time

    Tom
     
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    Being a flag pole counts as unusual?
     
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    Mobile Phone mast :D
     
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    McRis, I think the French did that previously?

    Ricky, you're close....

    Tom
     
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    They turned it into one massive antenna for comunicating with U-boats?
     
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    No
     
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    Radar/RDF antenna?
     
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    An RDF station?
     
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    No to both, although I believe the French did use it for radio intercepts in the First World War
     
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    A radio relay terminal?
     
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    Again close, but no cigar!
     
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    Clue please? :D
     
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    TV broadcasts?
     
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    To secure one end of the massive Berlin-Paris Washing Line needed to dry Goering's underpants?
     
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  17. Ossian phpbb3

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    Simon, I like your answer, but CDat got it dead right:

    http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/bustersbat ... VIA15.html
     
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    Okay, here goes..

    When Robert E. Lee's hands were severely injured, how did he stay on his horse?

    Extra credit: That horses name?
     
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    Lee's horse was called "Traveller" -- there's a book about him

    Dont know how he stayed on -- tied to the stirrups, perhaps?
     
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    Yes on the name, but no on the second.
     
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