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Re: Buckingham bullets, was (ahem!)

From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@y...>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 17:35:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Buckingham bullets, was (ahem!)


--- Robin Paul <Robin.Paul@tesco.net> wrote:

> Sorry, I wasn't clear.  I think the written orders
> were along the lines of
> "Capt. Bigglesworth is to attack enemy kite-balloons
> near Douai" and
> therefore has good reason for using Buckingham ammo,
> rather than swinishly
> intending to set aeroplanes alight.  The author was
> writing children's books
> 20 years later, so I'm not suggesting it's perfect
> evidence!

Oh, that makes more sense given a WWI aviator's
mindset.

John

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