The fighter planes (in the Pacific at least) carried belts of ammo for their 6, 50cal. machine guns. The belts were each 9 yards long when layed out on the ground. So if they used up all their ammo, they were said to have "given them the whole 9 yards"
The fighter planes (in the Pacific at least) carried belts of ammo for their 6, 50cal. machine guns. The belts were each 9 yards long when layed out on the ground. So if they used up all their ammo, they were said to have "given them the whole 9 yards"
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