"WaltBJ" wrote in message
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Ogden Johnson III wrote in message
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(Elmshoot) wrote:

When did the turm "Winchester" come into being to mean that you were out
of
ammo.
I was trying to explain the term to my daughter and got to thinking that
maybe
it has a long history. During my time from 76-94 it was used by the
attack guys
as well to signify they were out of all ordnance.

AFAIK it originated in the Vietnam era. Da Nang was the first time I
ran into it, and I'd been flying fighters since 1954.
Walt BJ

Heard the term used by British fighter pilots during WWII.

Not that this counts as supporting evidence but one WWII flight sim has Brit
pilots saying "I'm Winchester!"

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