This subject is so off topic I hope you don't mind another tangent...
Can anyone explain the origin of the term "Yankee"? Obviously during
WW2 and since, all Americans have been referred to as Yanks or
Yankees. I do understand that during and before the Civil War this
was not the case. Where did it originate?
Curious Canadian wants to know.
Thanks
On 8-Nov-07, at 12:00 PM, triumphs-request@autox.team.net wrote:
> I live very near the Yankee Air Museum in Ypsilanti, MI., where
> they have 3
> fully restored and flying WWII aircraft, a B17, a B25, and a C47.
> And like
> Nolan, I too am located under the flight path that these beautiful
> but LOUD
> aircraft use. But what a sight and sound it is when one of those birds
> flies over. In 2005, the museum hosted an air show where eight B17
> Bombers
> were present, and flew in formation right over my house. That was
> reportedly the largest gathering of B17's since the war. What a
> sight! This
> year's show featured 15 B25 bombers. As they passed over, I was
> afraid my
> house was gonna fall down! And then came the Blue Angels!!!
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