"Maple1" wrote in message
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That is because most of us have quit posting here and have moved on to
better places with fewer assholes.

I don't quite understand why you are flaming me for asking a simple question
out of curiosity. I asked why it was stated that the air raid on Pearl was
not particularly important to aviation.

As you say . . . if "most of us have quit posting here and have moved on to
better places with fewer assholes" . . . I see you're still around!