postnote Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Life is full of surprises and I only just learnt about PLUTO and the effect it had on invents during 1944 and onwards. On 12th August 1944 The first PLUTO (Pipe line under the sea) supplying fuel across the English Channel, to the Allied Forces in France, went into operation from the Isle of Wight, it could transfer 700 tons of fuel a day. Not a lot of people knew this *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 And it was extended across France to keep up with the troops. :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Strange I thought that was common knowledge. Must be all the youngsters that aren't aware of that as they teach very little in history at school nowdays. Bas P.s. By the way just noticed in your post, it actually stands for Pipe Lines Under The Ocean not sea, hence PLUTO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 It was I think "ocean" rather than "sea". Hence the "O" in "PLUTO". Operation "Pluto" was also the name of the USA's disastrous covert military operation in the Bay of Pigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postnote Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 Basil - 2011-08-14 5:43 PM Strange I thought that was common knowledge. Must be all the youngsters that aren't aware of that as they teach very little in history at school nowdays. Bas P.s. By the way just noticed in your post, it actually stands for Pipe Lines Under The Ocean not sea, hence PLUTO. Appears you thought wrong old boy. I expect you know the in's and out's of Bawdsey? Were you also aware that about 4 years ago government were thinking of removing the holocaust from the school history curriculum? Suppose we didn’t want to offend our new ethnic friends who have arrived in UK. No wonder history is being lost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postnote Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 BGD - 2011-08-14 5:45 PM It was I think "ocean" rather than "sea". Hence the "O" in "PLUTO". Operation "Pluto" was also the name of the USA's disastrous covert military operation in the Bay of Pigs. Yes you are right in part, but only part. The outline plan was code-named Operation Pluto, however when approved in 1961 it was officially named Operation Zapata :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 postnote - 2011-08-14 9:33 PM Basil - 2011-08-14 5:43 PM Strange I thought that was common knowledge. Must be all the youngsters that aren't aware of that as they teach very little in history at school nowdays. Bas P.s. By the way just noticed in your post, it actually stands for Pipe Lines Under The Ocean not sea, hence PLUTO. Appears you thought wrong old boy. I expect you know the in's and out's of Bawdsey? Were you also aware that about 4 years ago government were thinking of removing the holocaust from the school history curriculum? Suppose we didn’t want to offend our new ethnic friends who have arrived in UK. No wonder history is being lost... Would that be RAF Bawdsey to which you are refering? Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MandyAndy Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Well the only Pluto I knew was a dog , so I found it very interesting thank you :-D :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryowlgirl Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 yes I was goanna say its Mickey Mouses's dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlowie Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 You can see part of it at Shanklin Chine on the Isle of Wight. I was surprised at how small the pipe diameter was. It must have been ultra-smooth inside to prevent friction loss along the vast length, although I suppose the fuel itself would have been quite 'slippery' :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnP Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Bawdsey and Netley were RAF stations when I did my bit in ATC for HM late 50,s early 60's. From memory thay were both radar stations. I think PLUTO was eventually more than one pipe across Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 P..ostnote L..owers U..mpteen T..hreads O..utspokenly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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