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Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:18 pm
Saw this pic of a marauder and noticed, what appears as ducks for missions, I have seen whiskey bottles and other things, but ducks?
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/LIFE-WWII ... 308072172/
Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:36 pm
The ducks were for when they flew as 'diversions' for the actual bomber force.
Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:06 pm
As in "sitting ducks", it's like when our tankers would taxi out for a mission and return after not flying we would put penguines on ours.
Scott
Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:07 pm
Otherwise known as "Decoy" missions.
Jerry
Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:13 pm
I knew you folks would know. thanks
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