DoubleTap Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 "We had these stubby beer bottles," said Shipley, the group's newsletter editor. "We'd drink the beer before we took off, and then over a target, we'd drop the stubby bottles. I don't know how, but those bottles had the same whistle as our 100-pound bombs. "We'd drop bottles and then quit. The Japs would get confused in their counting and think the bombing was over. They counted the whistles instead of the explosions. They'd turn the lights back on, and we'd bomb them again." Read the whole thing.... http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/01/seahorse-reunion/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyKnight Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Can we drop empty vodka bottles on the 69GIAP during the night mission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer57 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Yeah, briilliant. If it works...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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