Page 1 of 1

Did you know 9-28

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:24 pm
by Warmsoul/Jeanie13
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

Warmie 8)

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:31 pm
by hey-its-ok
ohhh... so that's where the saying comes from... :D