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De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.

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De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
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Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they didn't
have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni

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Netko wrote:

De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
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[Image]

Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they didn't
have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni




Didn't the USN use bridle catchers ? As I understand it, they were
the projections at the front edge of the deck - in front of each catapult.



After the specified number of launches, the bridles would have been turfed
into the sea anyway.



I'm told by my wife that this is because navies are all run by meat-eating
men, as opposed to vegetarian women who would run organisations in an
atmosphere of peace and free expression.



As always, your mileage will vary.




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Cheers

Dave Kearton

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De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
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[Image]

Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they
didn't have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni




Didn't the USN use bridle catchers ? As I understand it, they
were the projections at the front edge of the deck - in front of each
catapult.



After the specified number of launches, the bridles would have been
turfed into the sea anyway.



I'm told by my wife that this is because navies are all run by
meat-eating men, as opposed to vegetarian women who would run
organisations in an atmosphere of peace and free expression.



How many military women does she know?

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, Netko
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De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
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[Image]

Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they
didn't have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni




Didn't the USN use bridle catchers ? As I understand it,
they were the projections at the front edge of the deck - in front
of each catapult.



After the specified number of launches, the bridles would have been
turfed into the sea anyway.



I'm told by my wife that this is because navies are all run by
meat-eating men, as opposed to vegetarian women who would run
organisations in an atmosphere of peace and free expression.



How many military women does she know?

Miss Playboy's February 2007 !

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De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
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[Image]

Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they
didn't have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni




Didn't the USN use bridle catchers ? As I understand it, they
were the projections at the front edge of the deck - in front of each
catapult.



After the specified number of launches, the bridles would have been
turfed into the sea anyway.



I'm told by my wife that this is because navies are all run by
meat-eating men, as opposed to vegetarian women who would run
organisations in an atmosphere of peace and free expression.



How many military women does she know?






Was a joke Mitch, works in any environment.


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Cheers

Dave Kearton

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De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
[Image]

Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they
didn't have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni




Didn't the USN use bridle catchers ? As I understand it, they
were the projections at the front edge of the deck - in front of each
catapult.



After the specified number of launches, the bridles would have been
turfed into the sea anyway.



I'm told by my wife that this is because navies are all run by
meat-eating men, as opposed to vegetarian women who would run
organisations in an atmosphere of peace and free expression.



How many military women does she know?



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What on earth are all those ribbons for? My dad spent over 25 years in
the Territorial Army, including 6 years' active service in WWII, and had
just 6 medals to show for it.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

I am given to understand that the USAF gives out ribbons for any reason,
just like candy. Dad tells me they got a medal for showing up for Vietnam,
they gave it to airmen that never got in the war, just joined the USAF! The
service that is the stingiest is by far the US Navy.

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I am given to understand that the USAF gives out ribbons for any
reason, just like candy. Dad tells me they got a medal for showing up
for Vietnam, they gave it to airmen that never got in the war, just
joined the USAF! The service that is the stingiest is by far the US
Navy.


And the only ones that mean anything are from the USMC!


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I am given to understand that the USAF gives out ribbons for any
reason, just like candy. Dad tells me they got a medal for showing up
for Vietnam, they gave it to airmen that never got in the war, just
joined the USAF! The service that is the stingiest is by far the US
Navy.





"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon."
Napoleon Bonaparte