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10-19-19, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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Hellcats of the Navy
Just watched this one.
Pretty good. A little soppy. Question. Why are some subs called Hellcats.? Last edited by skirich; 10-20-19 at 12:10 PM. |
10-20-19, 05:54 AM | #2 |
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hellcats of the Pacific? Or 'of the Navy' ?
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10-20-19, 07:34 AM | #3 |
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hollywood. nobody in the USN calls them that.
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10-20-19, 12:09 PM | #4 |
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Sorry yes, Hellcats of the Navy.
OK so its a made up term from hollywood. I suspected as much, since this was the very first time I heard these terms. |
10-20-19, 08:22 PM | #5 |
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Operation Barney. One hit from amongst many in a search engine yields
https://www.albertleatribune.com/201...ration-barney/ |
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