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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by sillysaurusx on Friday November 18, 2022 @11:52AM (#33657529)
Heh:

> Assembly ship, also known as a Judas goat, a bomber aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force in World War II to lead formations.

Imagine being the pilot. Funny name.

(I tried pasting the link too, but apparently the back button no longer remembers input text on iPad. If only there was a kill buffer. Regardless, it’s via the bottom of that page -> Judas goat -> disambiguation.)

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Re:Judas Goats: Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled t... by WorkerBee28474 on Friday November 18, 2022 @10:08PM (#33666442)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_ship

Amazing. I've been reading WWII history for decades, and I hadn't heard of this until today.

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