From: Allen (aquist@socket.net)
Date: Tue Mar 12 2002 - 08:43:26 PST
I feel a little better about not being able to recognize all the M-numbers
for vehicles that i have been looking at, riding in etc. for half my life,
an M-35 is a deuce and a half , 6X6in perhaps "eager beaver"From: "Morgans"
<nmorgan@centurytel.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Sv: [MV] World Land Speed Record, M35, Diesel Class
: In my book it wins for the ''LANDING'' speed record.
: Ed Morgan
: -----Original Message-----
: From: Demonware Restorations <INDYN@xtra.co.nz>
: To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
: Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 2:58 AM
: Subject: Re: [MV] Sv: [MV] World Land Speed Record, M35, Diesel Class
:
:
: >oh now come on guys.. after all it was a land vehicle was it not...
: >
: >OK what the hell is an m35 anyway?
: >
: >Adam
: >
: >-------Original Message-------
: >
: >From: Gerry Davison
: >Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 21:50:13
: >To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
: >Subject: [MV] Sv: [MV] World Land Speed Record, M35, Diesel Class
: >
: >Hi Sarge
: >
: >I believe the thread was "LAND" speed record and not "AIR" speed
: record..8-)
: >
: >Gerry Davison - Denmark
: >
: >
: >----- Oprindelig meddelelse -----
: >Fra: John Stewart-Smith
: >Til: Military Vehicles Mailing List
: >Sendt: 12. marts 2002 02:09
: >Emne: Re: [MV] World Land Speed Record, M35, Diesel Class
: >
: >
: >In the summer of 1982 we were practicing load slinging with the Jolly
Green
: >Giants from 601 TASS, Sembach, Germany. The pilots were bragging about
how
: >they could pick up a deuce with 30 minutes of fuel on board, so we rigged
: up
: >the slings to an empty deuce and put a no-striper in the bed to hook up
the
: >ring when the Jolly came overhead. Of course he jumped as soon as it was
: >attached. We circled Pruem Air Station (in the Eifel-Ardenne mountains)
at
: >5000 feet to show everybody what a Jolly was capable of.
: >It wasn't!
: >The pilot jettisoned the deuce when he realized he didn't have enough
fuel.
: >Believe me, we took off like an express elevator when the hook released.
We
: >estimated the deuce hit 200mph before taking out two dozen very expensive
: >pine trees!
: >After an emergency landing, and fresh underwear, we were okay, but the
: deuce
: >had nothing salvageable left.
: >Beat that speed!
: >
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