Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'll try to ask some WWII vets at the D-Day Museum this weekend. I'm sure at least one will know. Chris Williams New Orleans - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Photo Phreak" <leicam4pro@yahoo.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 6:49 PM Subject: [Leica] Trivia question... > > Do we have any aviation buffs here? > > The bumblebee comments have prompted this. > > During the early days of WW2, the Martin B26 Marauder was > sometimes compared with a bumblebee. It was also called > "The Flying Prostitute" > > Who knows the origins or rational for that nickname? > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html