DUKW catamaran transporting a fighter aircraft - photo

A pair of DUKW amphibious vehicles transporting a Lockheed P-38 Lightning to shore.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...045#post134149
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...337#post177244
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...389#post161907
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...520#post173912
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...520#post162441

The Germans called our P-38 "der gabelschanz teufel." (The fork tailed devil).

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Originally Posted by owen moore

The Germans called our P-38 "der gabelschanz teufel." (The fork tailed devil).

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"Schanz" in German refers to the dog collar worn by priests. The correct term for "tail" is Schwanz.