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Old 7th Jan 2005, 01:46
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Milt
 
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Autopilots

JF and All

How did APs come to be called "GEORGE" ?

Something like Spitfires being called "CAPSTAINs" when they first came into the Pacific area during WW2. But that was a code word.
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