Re: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection

2006-08-22 Thread bammons
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, August 21, 2006 8:35 pm Subject: Re: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca > To take it just a step further, if I recall correctly, there were two > Generals (or Major Generals?) named "Tom" involved with th

RE: RE: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection

2006-08-22 Thread Greg Beaulieu
Nobody has more respect for military folk than I. But please, folks, let's keep the topic on Oldsmobiles, and keep it civil. Greg Beaulieu[EMAIL PROTECTED]Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Olds List Admin Info: http://oldslist.oldsgmail.com

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2006-08-21 Thread 77w30
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Manly Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:19 PM To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: RE: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection Excuse me, what does this have to do with the Oldsmobile list. ??? I take extreme offense to you and

RE: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection

2006-08-21 Thread 77w30
browser. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Manly Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:21 PM To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection Yup, a lot of our fighting aircraft were named after cats. I

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2006-08-21 Thread David Manly
Yup, a lot of our fighting aircraft were named after cats. I would hazard to guess that it has to do with there "claws" David - Original Message - From: "Infinite Space Systems, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 5:51 PM Subject

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2006-08-21 Thread David Manly
From: "Kerry Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 5:24 PM Subject: Re: RE: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection WTF is this? yes - like these guys: http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2043751.php Are you referring to; Marines be

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2006-08-21 Thread KS7RACING
In a message dated 8/21/06 5:28:20 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -- Gotta be in the top 5 in service duration. B52 would be first, Orion, F4 and maybe the Intruder. -- One of the KC-135E Stratotankers I work on with the ANG is the oldest one still flying -- it's bureau num

Re: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection

2006-08-21 Thread Duane Parks
To take it just a step further, if I recall correctly, there were two Generals (or Major Generals?) named "Tom" involved with the development of the airplane, one of whom really pushed harder than the other, so it was named "Tomcat"  after him (them). My memory is a little fuzzy and I heard that ov

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2006-08-21 Thread Infinite Space Systems, Inc.
Brain, trivia question: Why "Tomcat"? It's cheating if you have to look it up... Grumman was the designer and manufacturer. Grumman has a long tradition of naming fighter aircraft after cats. F4F Wildcat WW2 F6F Hellcat WW2 F7F Tigercat very late WW2 and Korea F8F Bearcat missed WW2 and w

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2006-08-21 Thread Kerry Doyle
WTF is this? > yes - like these guys: > > http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2043751.php > Are you referring to; Marines being investigated , The New York Times reported. Who ever stuck this crap on this list can go to hell. These young Marines are our brothers and family. They do

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2006-08-21 Thread 77w30
e the address to web browser. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 6:23 PM To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: RE: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection My ujncle and his brother-in law

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2006-08-21 Thread jkopf
y, August 20, 2006 10:22 pm Subject: RE: F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection > >Can't get too much history on the fighting > >forces that keep us free. > >Gene C > > yes - like these guys: > > http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2043751.php > >

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2006-08-20 Thread Brian Ammons
>Can't get too much history on the fighting >forces that keep us free. >Gene C yes - like these guys: http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2043751.php trivia question: Why "Tomcat"? It's cheating if you have to look it up...

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2006-08-20 Thread steven pignataro
very nice, very nice.Gene Crowdis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gene,Thanks for the slide show. Can't get too much history on the fightingforces that keep us free.Gene C-Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gene GattiSent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 3:52

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2006-08-20 Thread Gene Crowdis
F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection Hi Guys, This is a four minute narrated slide show about the retirement of the F-14. You'll never guess what time it was when the last catapult launch took place. Yep, 4:42pm! http://www.navytimes.com/static.php?f=lastF14flight080206.php See ya, Gene

F-14 Tomcats Retired - Olds Connection

2006-08-20 Thread Gene Gatti
Hi Guys, This is a four minute narrated slide show about the retirement of the F-14. You'll never guess what time it was when the last catapult launch took place. Yep, 4:42pm! http://www.navytimes.com/static.php?f=lastF14flight080206.php See ya, Gene