A Really Trivial Question...... - The Firearms Forum

Xracer · 12-07-2006, 08:35 AM

Most of us know that actor Jimmy Stewart was a WWII combat pilot, flying B-24's over Germany, and finally retired as a Brigadier General in the Air Force Reserve.....

But......he also had a "role" in the development of the F-117 Stealth Fighter/Bomber (AKA as the "Wobblin' Gobblin')......what was it?

(This is very trivial)

Pistolenschutze · 12-07-2006, 10:45 AM

X, if I recall correctly, wasn't the initial stage of development of the F-117 called "Project Harvey" after the 1950 movie entitled "Harvey," staring James Stewart, about an invisible six foot rabbit that could only be seen by one person, Stewart?

Xracer · 12-07-2006, 02:48 PM

PS.....you son of a Gun!!!!! I thought I had a real stumper there, and you answer it right out of the box!

I'm gonna go sit in a corner and eat worms!!!!

Pistolenschutze · 12-07-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Xracer

PS.....you son of a Gun!!!!! I thought I had a real stumper there, and you answer it right out of the box!

I'm gonna go sit in a corner and eat worms!!!!

Didn't mean to steal your thunder, X.

My mind is a junkyard. I saw that silly movie once, many moons ago, and I remember reading some place that the F-117 development project was named after the rabbit.

polishshooter · 12-07-2006, 10:31 PM

So THAT'S why the goofy radio ads for the Indy 1500 Gun Show always feature a bad impersonation of what I always thought was Don Knotts, but now that you mention it is probably meant to be Jimmy Stewart, talking to "Harv" who never talks....

I GET it NOW.....I guess I needed to see the movie....

southernshooter · 12-07-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Pistolenshutze

My mind is a junkyard

Dang I thought I was alone

Xracer · 12-09-2006, 08:12 AM

Well, I guess "History" is just organized Trivia!

Pistolenschutze · 12-09-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Xracer

Well, I guess "History" is just organized Trivia!

Even the largest structures are made up of many small pieces, X, not to mention aircraft and automobiles.

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