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August 15, 2008, 2:35 pm
February 16, 2010, 1:00 pm
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August 15, 2008, 2:35 pm
Dianne D
Question: what is the significance of the F85 name
why did Oldsmobile call it the F85, is there a significance to it?
February 16, 2010, 1:00 pm
Vincent P
Built by McDonnell in 1947, it was a military aircraft originally called the XF-85 Goblin. So small that it was launched from the bombay of the Convair B-36, the F-85 was dubbed "The Flying Egg"
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