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Old 10th February 2012 | 05:14
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"Cab" could have come from the WWII "cab rank" FAC terminology. I first heard it in Navy vernacular in the 70s, referring to the Bucc in particular, but may have referred also to the F4 and perhaps the Shar.

"Jet" was also used interchangeably.
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