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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Honolulu Dick, post: 983630, member: 24745&quot;]Kanga, understand you being somewhat puzzled.&nbsp; I&#039;m still bouncing off the MPC learning curve myself.&nbsp; Find an answer to one question and two more questions arise to haunt you.</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I have been able to piece together, Series 651 replaced Series 611. Series 611 was used only in Korea.&nbsp; Series 651 was used in Korea, Japan and Libya, and with an issue date of 28APR69.&nbsp; Withdrawal dates were: Japan - 19MAY69, Libya - 11JAN69 and Korea - 19NOV73.</p><p><br /></p><p>Websites researched give differing issue and withdrawal dates for the Series 611 [can of worms, sort of]&nbsp; Most likely the withdrawal date would be the same as the Series 651 issue or change date [C-date].</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Interesting about MPC use in Japan.&nbsp; Can you share any &#039;war stories&#039; with us.&nbsp; Only time I spent in Japan was while the 707 was gulping fuel.&nbsp; They wanted the tanks topped off for a quick decent, pushed us out the door, load-up and raced down the runway towards freedom.&nbsp; Minimum ground time, 707s didn&#039;t digest in-coming gracefully.</p><p><br /></p><p>Snake, you remember well.&nbsp; $10 would get you two of them or two $10s would get you one of them.&nbsp; Are you suggesting that you squandered your hard earned combat pay getting both?&nbsp; I&#039;ll wager that you&#039;ve got a passel of Saigon Tea stories to tell.&nbsp; Does your handle indicate that you served with the brown-water Navy or is it taken from your radio call-sign?&nbsp; The one I hated to surrender was Narrow Seadog Two Two.&nbsp; Miss squeezing the press-to-talk and saying --- This is Dog 2 2, hear you 5 by 5, now get those mucking gunships out here yesterday!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Lettow, interesting about the 100-pack of $10s being save from destruction.&nbsp; Anybody have to chew gravel over this?</p><p><br /></p><p>MPCUSA, your magnificent collection must be a great source of pride for you.&nbsp; I&#039;m overjoyed every time you share them with us.&nbsp; Good on you![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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