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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Bilow who wrote (82356)7/17/2000 1:05:18 PM
From: benwood  Read Replies (1) of 132070
 
Bilow, I enjoyed your observations about rock throwing. I recall the the first planes used in WWI were for reconnoitering, and enemy planes were tolerated at first (actually, I recall that flyers from enemy countries actual waved at each other initially). But then instinct took over and some guy thought of throwing stuff at the other plane -- big rocks, bricks, etc. That naturally led to the more recent throwing of air-to-air heat-seeking missiles and laser-guided smart bombs.
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