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[J. Forster]

I've been trying to find out for years why the EF-50s were painted red.
Nobody seems to know.

-John

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> Hmm .. didn't mean to start any urban legends.
>
> The red ones do not necessarily have the highest gm.
> They are, however, riper than the green ones.
>
> Alternatively, the red ones were selected for their tolerance
> to Communist environments and hence deemed suitable for
> the Lend-Lease program.
>
> Sorry for omitting the obligatory smiley. It was late, etc.
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>     The red ones have the highest gm.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Ian Wilson <ianmwilson73 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> The red ones have the highest gm.
>>
>> 73, ian K3IMW
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