Yet another week in Moose Jaw, but in early February this time. Maybe we'll allow a side-trip to Medicine Hat, the 40-40 city (where it's either plus 40 or minus 40 o C; nothing in between).
Steven Montgomery wrote: > LDS, and the plane was named after his mother. What do I win now? > > -- > Steven Montgomery > > At 03:49 PM 11/9/2002, you wrote: > >Steven wins first prize! A one-week holiday in beautiful downtown Moose Jaw in > >the second week of January. > >Okay. Here's another question: what was the religious denomination of the > >pilot, > >and after whom did he name the plane? (I'm thinking specifically of the > >Enola Gay > >here) > > > >Steven Montgomery wrote: > > > > > At 11:34 AM 11/9/2002, Marc wrote: > > > > > > >Incidentally, one little irony that I'm not sure has been brought up, > > > >although I'm > > > >sure Mark especially knows this, and probably many others here, is that > > > >Nagasaki > > > >wasn't the first choice for the second bomb. The original target was > > > >clouded over > > > >that day, so Nagasaki got hit. The irony is that Nagasaki is the > > > >historical centre > > > >of Japan's Christian community. So I guess today's trivia question is: > > > >what was > > > >the original target? > > > > > > The primary target was Kokura, a major munitions manufacturing center. > > > Kokura was obscured by clouds and smoke (leftover from an earlier raid on a > > > nearby city) so the bombadier couldn't get an exact target despite three > > > separate passes. The secondary target was Nagasaki which was also obscured > > > by clouds but after a couple of passes the clouds parted, and the rest is > > > history. > > > > > > -- > > > Steven Montgomery > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > "Nations are defined by their founders. George Washington set a standard of > > > selfless public service and heroic private virtue against which American > > > politicians continue to be measured - and found wanting - even today." > > > --Steven W. Mosher > > > > > > > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > > > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > > > > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > > > >-- > >Marc A. Schindler > >Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland > > > >"Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he > >will pick > >himself up and continue on" Winston Churchill > > > >Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author > >solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author's > >employer, > >nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. > > > >///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > >///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
