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Aiming stake colours
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Posted: Monday, April 03, 2006 - 07:08 PM UTC
What colour(s) were used on aiming stakes for a M7 Priest during WWII? Thanks Doug
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Posted: Monday, April 03, 2006 - 07:19 PM UTC
Alternating red and white stripes about 4" wide, same as today. They have been these standard colors for ages.

Here is a pic of one in Vietnam.
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Posted: Monday, April 03, 2006 - 08:14 PM UTC
Gino, that's a GREAT shot! As bad as the weather and terrain are at Graf, I can't say I ever saw any of our 13Bs (or the XO at the aiming circle) standing hip deep in the water!!!!

Tom
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Posted: Monday, April 03, 2006 - 08:29 PM UTC
Thought the pic was pretty cool too. Guess when you are surrounded by rice paddies, you do what you have to do. He doesn't look too happy about it though.

"Left, left, left. Good! Stick it in."
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Posted: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 10:05 PM UTC

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Thought the pic was pretty cool too. Guess when you are surrounded by rice paddies, you do what you have to do. He doesn't look too happy about it though.

"Left, left, left. Good! Stick it in."


You KNOW what he's thinking, you can read it in his eyes.

I sure hope that "Smoke" was kidding about them water snakes". :-) :-) :-)

Tom
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