Re: Finale on the Unk. Horn

[Skip Burns]

Ray McCary's humorous, but prophetic horn story plus the interest shown
in the unknown klaxon prompts me to leave readers with one last
anecdote. Day before yesterday, an old friend and former WWII
submariner dropped by to see the car. He saw the horn and asked to
hear it. I rigged it up and gave it a blast casuing my better half to
come to the garage to see what all the racket was about. My friend's
comment: "That's the exact same sound we heard aboard submarines before
the command, 'DIVE, DIVE, DIVE,' was given. Could it be? Did
submarine klaxons operate on 12-volts? In any event, the horn is
being installed on TB 0304. One of these days, I'll put an audio file
on the list so you can hear it.

For those who saw "Das Boot" or any of the old "Victory at Sea" movies,
they'll know what this sound is. Hollywood made a number of movies
about war at sea, several of which starred Robert Mitchum as the usual
destroyer captain and Kurt Jurgens playing the role of the u-boat wolf
pack leader. As a young fighter pilot, I used to entertain the troops
with a parody of those films that went something like this (with proper
German accent): Scene. Mitchum is standing on the bridge when he says,
"Don't say anything men, but there's a submarine 1,500 yards off our
starboard bow. How do I know this? I know this because my right knee
is aching." Switch to U-Boat. Jurgens, wearing the standard
turtle-neck sweater with his hat turned around is peering through the
periscope. "Vell, dere he is. Das is gut! He doen't know ve are
here....unless of course, dat's da cap'n with da bad knee. Fire one!
Fire two! Fire three! (Long delay) "Ve'll, we missed again! Dat guy
up dere must be crazy...does he think torpedoes grow on trees or
sump'n?" There's more, bu you get the idea.

Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah with
cheers for a Happy New Year, Skip (TB 0304)

[Geoffrey WHEATLEY]

Very Interesting...But!

I think I saw that movie it was called "Showdown at the Bent Knee Coral"

Regards Geoff

[Ray McCrary]

Hi Guys-
SEE! You heard it here first!!

Regards, (untersee-cly),
Ray McCrary


AAAAHHHHOOOOOOOOGA!
Dive,
Dive....

"Dave, The Captain has gone nuts, he thinks this is a sub....let's get that
sumbitch out of my seat......."

----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Burns"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 11:36 PM
Subject: [mg-tabc] Finale on the Unk. Horn


> Ray McCary's humorous, but prophetic horn story plus the interest shown
> in the unknown klaxon prompts me to leave readers with one last
> anecdote. Day before yesterday, an old friend and former WWII
> submariner dropped by to see the car. He saw the horn and asked to
> hear it. I rigged it up and gave it a blast casuing my better half to
> come to the garage to see what all the racket was about. My friend's
> comment: "That's the exact same sound we heard aboard submarines before
> the command, 'DIVE, DIVE, DIVE,' was given. Could it be? Did
> submarine klaxons operate on 12-volts? In any event, the horn is
> being installed on TB 0304. One of these days, I'll put an audio file
> on the list so you can hear it.
>
> For those who saw "Das Boot" or any of the old "Victory at Sea" movies,
> they'll know what this sound is. Hollywood made a number of movies
> about war at sea, several of which starred Robert Mitchum as the usual
> destroyer captain and Kurt Jurgens playing the role of the u-boat wolf
> pack leader. As a young fighter pilot, I used to entertain the troops
> with a parody of those films that went something like this (with proper
> German accent): Scene. Mitchum is standing on the bridge when he says,
> "Don't say anything men, but there's a submarine 1,500 yards off our
> starboard bow. How do I know this? I know this because my right knee
> is aching." Switch to U-Boat. Jurgens, wearing the standard
> turtle-neck sweater with his hat turned around is peering through the
> periscope. "Vell, dere he is. Das is gut! He doen't know ve are
> here....unless of course, dat's da cap'n with da bad knee. Fire one!
> Fire two! Fire three! (Long delay) "Ve'll, we missed again! Dat guy
> up dere must be crazy...does he think torpedoes grow on trees or
> sump'n?" There's more, bu you get the idea.
>
> Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah with
> cheers for a Happy New Year, Skip (TB 0304)
>
>
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