Another Random Weekend Fact

Subzer03 · 07-31-2005, 01:31 AM

well i checked to see if it was a repost and i didn't see it, but I've always wanted to know where the "whole 9 yards" thing came from. Incase anyone else was curious....

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

**webby** · 07-31-2005, 11:21 AM

learned something new. thx

FutureSiOwner · 07-31-2005, 09:44 PM

interesting...

07-31-2005, 01:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Subzer03 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: DFW ~ TX Age: 26 Posts: 195 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Another Random Weekend Fact well i checked to see if it was a repost and i didn't see it, but I've always wanted to know where the "whole 9 yards" thing came from. Incase anyone else was curious.... The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

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