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Calliope on TV "Black Sheep Squadron"
By Bill Flynt

Several months ago, I ran across a re-run episode of the "Black Sheep
Squadron" on TV, in which a Tangley replica (wooden organ pipes instead
of brass whistles) appeared in the background of a canteen-like setting,
along with a Wurlitzer juke box.  The time era is World War II.

Why should there be a calliope in the South Pacific?  Was it supposed
to represent a "pipe organ" in a chapel for the troops there?  I've
been watching the series, and I haven't seen it since.  Fortunately,
I was able to capture a little snippet of this scene on videotape,
about five seconds in length.  Does anyone know about this?

Bill Flynt
Dallas, TX


(Message sent Mon 24 Dec 2001, 19:57:04 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

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