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Old July 20th 07, 04:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default Replenishment Runs [was: Climbing on board a fighter]

Nothing in the Pilots handbook mentioned that two kegs of Oktoberfest in the
nose turret of a P4M-1Q on the Germany-Morocco return leg created a "step"
that gave you an additional eight knots at best cruise and insured a warm
mid-October welcome from the gang at home in Port Lyautey....