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  1. Knispel

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    Right! June 19, 1940.
     
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  2. skunk works

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    something different.............

    What was the "net" (per month) pay for a Second Lieutenant in the 509th Composite Group, as of March 1st, 1945, with flight pay & subsistence with no dependents, minus insurance ?

    How much did he take (home)(such as it was on Tinian) to risk his neck ?

    Unless you have a check stub....this one's gonna be tough. So....

    hint:

    Between 200 and 250 Dollars.
     
    skunk works, Dec 8, 2007
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  3. skunk works

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    and now it's a math problem.....

    flight pay, $75

    subsistence, $21

    insurance, $6.50

    base pay, $150
     
    skunk works, Dec 9, 2007
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  4. Slipdigit

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    $252.50....You shoulda let us sweat more. I had not started digging in my books yet.
     
    Slipdigit, Dec 9, 2007
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  5. scarface

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    I was told there would be no math....


    ..... next question?

    -whatever

    -Lou
     
    scarface, Dec 9, 2007
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  6. Slipdigit

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    Who served as David Niven's batman? (no comic book hero jokes, please:eek:)
     
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  7. skunk works

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    minus $6.50 for a mandatory insurance "deduction",
    = $239.50
    close enough, yer go !
     
    skunk works, Dec 9, 2007
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  8. Slipdigit

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    You shoulda made me work at it more.:D I was an idiot thinking that "insurance" went in the plus column.:eek:

    Oh well, bear with me. Here is my Q again, the prize for getting the question sorta answered correctly.;)

     
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  9. arneken

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    Peter Ustinov

     
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  10. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Bingo Arneken. The thread is yours to torture us with.
     
    Slipdigit, Dec 9, 2007
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  11. arneken

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    whoehoe

    I will post my question tonight cause I've could not much time now at this moment

    my apologies

    arne
     
    arneken, Dec 10, 2007
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  12. arneken

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    this maybe needs a little research but here it goes:

    by who was the first American serviceman killed?

    good luck chaps
     
    arneken, Dec 11, 2007
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  13. Slipdigit

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    Captain Robert M. Losey
     
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  14. arneken

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    not "who" but "BY" who?
     
    arneken, Dec 12, 2007
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  15. scarface

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    ummm... that would be the Germans.
    Swooping down on the junction, German bombers dropped their deadly payloads, aiming to destroy the rail facilities.

    Losey, too, rushed to shelter. But as an air officer he lingered about 30 feet inside the entrance to the rail tunnel, making observations on the air battle above him. Suddenly, a bomb exploded into the earth close by, showering everything around with deadly fragments. One piece shot into the tunnel straight for Losey. It sank deeply into his chest, penetrating his heart.​

    ​
     
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  16. skunk works

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    That was in Norway, I thought the guy was in Finland?:confused:
     
    skunk works, Dec 12, 2007
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  17. scarface

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    well, heck, I'm easy.....



    .... let's split the difference and go with Sweden!:D

    -whatever

    -Lou
     
    scarface, Dec 12, 2007
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  18. arneken

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    good guesses but skunk you're closest. Finland is the country where the man has got killed.
     
    arneken, Dec 13, 2007
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  19. scarface

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    Okay....

    ...now I'm about as confused as Hogan's goat!


    ... so now....

    1. Who was killed?
    2. When was he killed?
    3. Who killed him?
    4. Where did they kill him?

    ....and, a source or two would be nice!:D

    or....Skunk could just post another question.

    -whatever

    -Lou
     
    scarface, Dec 13, 2007
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  20. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Here's one, Lou.
    http://www.afsa.org/fsj/dec03/cleverley.pdf
     
    Slipdigit, Dec 13, 2007
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