GLossary
Ensign (4) - a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard, ranking above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant.
WW2 Jeep (10)
WW2 Jeep (10)
Betel nut (12) - Actually an Areca nut- a carcinogenic nut- wrapped in a betel leaf. When combined and chewed, it creates a psychedelic effect.
Pepsodent (12) - Toothpaste.
PBY (23) - Patrol Bomber and Y (code used by the manufacturer). A US amphibious aircraft, one of the most widely used in World War 2. PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport.
Pepsodent (12) - Toothpaste.
PBY (23) - Patrol Bomber and Y (code used by the manufacturer). A US amphibious aircraft, one of the most widely used in World War 2. PBYs were used in anti-submarine warfare, patrol bombing, convoy escorts, search and rescue missions (especially air-sea rescue), and cargo transport.
Seabee (29) - A Seabee is a member of the United States Naval Construction Forces (NCF). The word "Seabee" comes from initials "CB" which in turn comes from the term Construction Battalions.
Mimeograph (67) - The stencil duplicator or mimeograph machine (often abbreviated to mimeo) is a low-cost printing press that works by forcing ink through a stencil onto paper.
Japanese carrier (84)
Mimeograph (67) - The stencil duplicator or mimeograph machine (often abbreviated to mimeo) is a low-cost printing press that works by forcing ink through a stencil onto paper.
Japanese carrier (84)
Cargo Boat
Troopship
World War 2 Radio Shack
New Zealander in p-40s (88)- A P-40 is also known as a Warhawk.
Bronze Star (89) - The Bronze Star Medal (popularly though incorrectly referred to as the Bronze Star) is a United States decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for acts of heroism, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone.
bombers betty’s
Immelmann turn was a maneuver used after an attack on another aircraft to reposition the attacking aircraft for another attack.92
Wingover- airplane makes a steep climb, followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling, similar to the way a car turns). The maneuver ends with a short dive as the plane gently levels out, flying in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.
bombers betty’s
Immelmann turn was a maneuver used after an attack on another aircraft to reposition the attacking aircraft for another attack.92
Wingover- airplane makes a steep climb, followed by a vertical flat-turn (the plane turns to its side, without rolling, similar to the way a car turns). The maneuver ends with a short dive as the plane gently levels out, flying in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.
LCT (95)- A Landing Craft Tank.