Sometimes a Picture Really is Worth a Thousand Words…
… or, *ahem* one “blown joke”
Update from the Air Force-Army game:
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(This clock belonged to the chaplain on the USS Arizona and was stoppedby the force of the explosion which destroyed her)
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(Ed: This week’s offering comes from Grampaw Pettibone, of whom your humble scribe has been a fan for lo these many years. This article was first printed in Naval Aviation News in the 15 April 1943 issue)Duck SoupWhile simulating a strafing attack at a speed of approximately 250 knots, the pilot of an F4F-4 reported…