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Plankowner
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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: I was just given this tonight
Retired chief in the local area is moving to Hawaii and didn't want to drag a bunch of stuff with him. This was in with some of the items I was given. It originally came off the Aspro SS 309. For those who never seen one, it is called a ISWAS it predated the TDC but was carried as a back up.
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
Not many of those around these days. Hang on to it with both hands.
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Holland Club
Posts: 101
Location: Brentwood, CA | Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
Ric, we have actually conducted a firing run approach and shot a torpedo ( exercise shot) with a is-was. The theory being, if you know where you is and know where you was, then you will know where you are going to be. |
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Holland Club
Posts: 101
Location: Brentwood, CA | Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
Ric, we have actually conducted a firing run approach and shot a torpedo ( exercise shot) with a is-was. The theory being, if you know where you is and know where you was, then you will know where you are going to be. |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 561
| Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
Ric,
I am going to give you the official Pampanito reply.
PLEASE, if you are so inclined to doante, remember the Pampanito. We have been looking for one of these for a long time as have others.
Thank you,
Tim Spoon, DBF
USS Pampanito SS-383 Docent |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 781
Location: Port Orchard WA | Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
It is to bad the Dick Breckenridge passed away he was on the 309 and got Navy Cross in WWII and I am sure he had that in his hands more than once I would hope that before you donate to a museum piece you will take a ton of pictures because the 648 ASPRO will be inviting what we can locate of 309 crew to our reunions last time I check we only had 10 of the WWII crew still alive.
Edited by Bear 2009-06-12 12:19 PM
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 602
Location: Visalia, Ca. | Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
Neat.
Wonder what it would cost to have a few replicas made? |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2191
Location: Port Ludlow, WA (the Olympic Penninsula) | Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
Ric, it don't belong to you, as in "I was given", it belongs to the public!!!!!!!! Get it donated!!! (where ever)... I really don't think you need to keep one of these things (banjo) to prove you can shoot a torpedo! |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 539
Location: Palm Bay, Florida | Subject: RE: I was just given this tonight
I'm pretty sure that what Ric has is NOT the Banjo, but is the IS/WAS. There is a pretty good description of the Banjo, with pictures and instructions for use at http://www.hnsa.org/doc/banjo/index.htm |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 561
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This is why I would like to see this go to the Pamapnito.
Richard Pekelney, you all know the work he has done to make available tons of manuals and such online.
T.Spoon, DBF |
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I was just given this tonight
