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Survived with a fair amount of brain damage.....

The Japanese Zero pilot is almost certainly the book "Samurai" which is about Saburo Sakai and was co-written by Martin Caidin. Apparently, in an effort to increase sales, much of the book was exaggerated. That's unfortunate, because other books I've read that mention Saburo Sakai, an honest book would have been more interesting. Sakai reportedly ran across a Dutch DC-3 loaded with refugees that was fleeing Indonesia and choose not to attack it, letting the plane and passengers escape. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburō_Sakai The other was "Stuka Pilot" by Hans-Ulrich Rudel (I remembered the book, but not the pilot's name) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Ulrich_Rudel

I doubt they were looking at the glasses... And she's a smart enough moron to be worth at least tens of millions of dollars and possibly over a billion. I wish I was that stupid

It's often interesting to read about military history from the perspective of the enemy. For those of you interested in WWII history, two good ones are "Japanese Destroyer Captain" by Capt Tameichi Hara, who saw combat mostly in destroyers from Pearl Harbor to the sinking of the IJN Yamato, where he commanded the light cruiser IJN Yahagi. The second is 'Japan's Pacific War: Personal Accounts of the Emperor's Warriors by Peter Williams, an Australian author. While this book does contain some stories by pilots and sailors, most of the accounts are from junior officers and junior enlisted men who fought in New Guinea and some of the surrounding islands.

Here's a link: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-services/radiology/interventional-radiology/treatments-procedures/genicular-artery-embolization-gae Interesting, but I don't know anyone who has had it done

I read about that years ago The B-17 could take an enormous amount of punishment, unfortunately the same could not be said of the B-24 http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/contents.htm

Japanese pilots did not like attacking American heavy bombers. They considered them well armed and hard to shoot down

The B-17, like the DC-3/C-47 and PBY Catalina, were all known to be easy aircraft to fly.

Digging deep into the iPod library:

That's how I know it's time for bed or a nap

I used to own a Type 99 in 7.7mm Japanese. The build quality was pretty good and the action was pretty smooth, with no sticking when working the action. The Chrysanthemum had been ground off, the mono pod, bolt cover and "wings" attached to the rear sight to provide lead for shooting at aircraft were all missing. I've certainly run across worse small arms designs from any number of countries.

I've read an article about the vulnerability of the underseas communications cables, both internet and phone. If enough cables are cut the world wide effect could be devastating. The more modern a country is, the worse the effect will be.

Some live Joanne Shaw Taylor since I went and saw her play last night

I shoot a pair of 44 Magnum Bisley Vaqueros in FCGF sometimes, guns are stock except for Wolff hammer springs.

I see we don't hold a monopoly on stupid politicians

Some new information that contradicts at least some of what has been previously reported: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/01/rust-movie-shooting-assistant-director-armorer As for Baldwin, I suspect that there will be no plea deal. If there was going to be a plea deal, it probably would have been offered by now. So either the prosecution feels they have a very good case or if a plea deal was offered Baldwin rejected it.

Is it bad that I recognized the Schwarzlose pistol? On edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Automatic_Pistol The 45 Mars long was a 220 grain bullet at 1220 FPS

That presumes accurate reporting by the MSM. Without reading the trial transcript or hearing from someone actually present at the trial, it appears the prosecutor(s) were successful in convincing the jury that she was at least partially responsible. Her alleged behavior prior to the trial was not helpful. As for Baldwin, even that despicable POS deserves a fair trial. Based on the MSM's reporting it sounds like he was guilty of involuntary manslaughter. If found guilty let's hope the judge holds him to the same standards as Reed.

I remember a scene in The Big Sleep (1946) where the car registration was wrapped around the steering wheel shaft, so figure either California or at least Los Angeles Country required by at least 1945 if not earlier.

Of course it's been re-engined a couple of more times

Maybe there are still bargains at gun shows, but I haven't seen one in a long time. Anything new or easily available used is cheaper online. I'll go if I'm in the mood, but my expectations are low and I'm usually annoyed with myself when I do go.

We'll never see those days again. If the world settles down and peace breaks out in various parts of the world, we MIGHT see $50/1000 again.