All aircraft and stories

• Jun 13, 2004

• #121

the lancaster kicks ass

Major General

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Dec 20, 2003

just one question regarding jackets (see, this is on topic), why were some jackets known as Mae Wests?? was it just rhyming slang??

 

• Jun 13, 2004

• #122

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Lightning Guy

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Apr 29, 2004

A Mae West was the inflatible life jacket. The real Mae West was an American star known for her breasts and, to the excitable young men involved in the war, and inflated life jacket gave the impression of two breasts and thus were nicknamed Mae Wests.

 

• Jun 14, 2004

• #123

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

ah, so today they would be known as jordans??

 

• Jun 14, 2004

• #124

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Lightning Guy

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Apr 29, 2004

Well, on Mail Call on the History Channel (I don't know if you have that across the Pond) they said they might be known as Pam Andersons.

 

• Jun 15, 2004

• #125

the lancaster kicks ass

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Dec 20, 2003

*non existant tounge out smily*