British Flight Marked Anniversary of Dambuster Raid

RSS Bot · #1 (**permalink**) May 16th, 2008, 09:19 PM

From World War II Database:

On 17 May 1943, British bombers flew a bombing mission against German dams in the Ruhr River region. When the new "Upkeep" bombs hit the dams, 300 million tons of water flooded mines, farms, houses, factories, and infrastructure. 1,294 died from the flooding, many of them civilians, but it also...

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Wolster · #2 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2008, 01:36 PM

Beat you to it again RSS Bot, have you though about a new career??

McCoy · #3 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2008, 02:05 PM

Then it must mean that the current standing is as follows:

Wolster: 2
vs.
RSS Bot: 6087

Pylon1357 · #4 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2008, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCoy

Then it must mean that the current standing is as follows:

Wolster: 2
vs.
RSS Bot: 6087

LOL very good point, however it must be noted that Wolster is closing the gap.

McCoy · #5 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2008, 02:17 PM

Could very well be that Wolster scores a winnin' goal in the 94th minute!

Wolster · #6 (**permalink**) May 17th, 2008, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCoy

Then it must mean that the current standing is as follows:

Wolster: 2
vs.
RSS Bot: 6087

Can I just say in my defence, I dont post a thread about USS Such-and-such, then post a thread of picture of USS Such-and-such from front. Then another thread about USS Such-and-suchfrom side ad-nauseum, really annoys me when it does that. Just trying to get its bloody post count up!!!!

It should change the R for an A in my opinion!!!

temujin77 · #7 (**permalink**) May 19th, 2008, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolster

Quote:

Originally Posted by McCoy

Then it must mean that the current standing is as follows:

Wolster: 2
vs.
RSS Bot: 6087

Can I just say in my defence, I dont post a thread about USS Such-and-such, then post a thread of picture of USS Such-and-such from front. Then another thread about USS Such-and-suchfrom side ad-nauseum, really annoys me when it does that. Just trying to get its bloody post count up!!!!

It should change the R for an A in my opinion!!!

This "repeat" posting of sorts is because Jim had his forum subscribe to both my articles RSS feed as well as my photos RSS feed. Oftentimes when I update an article, I poke around the web to add some more public domain photos of that article, that's why sometimes you see an update for USS Iowa and then you'll see 3 new photos of it.

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