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  1. texson66

    texson66 Ace

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    This site was a training area for an early action after Pearl Harbor
    Chad was important to this state where the base is located :rolleyes:
    It remains a major AFB today
    (It's where I reported for my EAD medical exam!)

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  2. scarface

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    That would be Eglin AFB in Florida - where Doolittle and the 17th BG trained for the Tokyo raid.

    -whatever

    -Lou
     
    scarface, Aug 27, 2008
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  3. texson66

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    Correct , Scarface! Love that avatar! My favorite scene of 1941 was John Belushi flying right through the Grand Canyon in a P-40 and not having any idea where he was. Reminded me of a lot of some of my cross-country students!

    Over to you!
     
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  4. scarface

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    Yeah, to my way of thinking, '1941' was the best WWII film that Belushi ever made.:)confused::D)


    OK - here's the next 'Strategic Military Location' (although this one could probably be labeled 'Tactical' instead of 'Strategic')

    [​IMG]


    It's in Europe.

    -whatever

    -Lou
     
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  5. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Remagen?

    I guessed it, then looked at the coordinates.
     
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  6. scarface

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    well..... Good Grief!!!!..... COORDINATES???!!!:eek::eek::eek:


    Jeezo-pete.... do I feel stupid or what?

    Coordinates......d-u-u-u-h-h-h-h!!!

    yeah... Remagen.... yer go....

    (....coordinates!... I can't BELIEVE I did that!....)



    -whatever

    -Lou
     
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  7. Kruska

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    It is the missing Remagen Bridge

    Regards
    Kruska
     
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  8. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Don't feel too bad, Lou, I just used them to verify my hunch. I would have guessed Remagen anyway.

    Here's one in the Pacific. Jack has been here.
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  9. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Another hint. The city shown was the objective of a failed Japanese invasion.
     
    Slipdigit, Aug 29, 2008
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  10. scarface

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    You call that a hint???



    Let's see some stinkin' COORDINATES!!!!!

    Now, THAT'S a hint!

    -whatever

    -Lou
     
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  11. JTF-2

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    Ummm.. a total guess but is it Battle of Surigao Strait?
     
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  12. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Ya killllliinnngg me, Lou :D:D:eek:

    Not Surigao. This place was important two years before that. See my first hint, Jack (SouthWestPacificVet) was here at some point.
     
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  13. JTF-2

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    I give up
     
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  14. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    One more hint. It was the stop for the Japanese before Australia.
     
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  15. scarface

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    Lat 9°29'53.19"S
    Long 147°11'43.63"E



    -whatever

    -Lou
     
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    Port Moresby?
     
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  17. Big Wing

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    Just a guess but is it
    Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea?[​IMG]

    Port Morseby from the air, taken October 12, 1942

    Big Wing
     
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  18. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I'm assuming those are coordinates for Port Morsesby, Lou, but since you PMed asking me to give it to the others, Lippert, you're the winner. Port Moresby is correct.

    Give 'er a go.
     
    Slipdigit, Aug 30, 2008
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  19. Lippert

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    The location you'll be seeking is the largest member of this archipelago. Any pilot shot down here would be in trouble, the island was crawling with angry Japanese, and the jungle was quite a Bush.

    [​IMG]
     
    Lippert, Aug 30, 2008
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  20. texson66

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    Chi Chi Jima
     
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