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jacobtowne · 27-08-2008, 04:36 PM

"To buy the farm." Used by American airmen in Europe for being killed, particularly bomber crews, as best I can recall. It can refer to a person or an entire aircraft crew.

JT

PS. This phrase might (I'm unsure) also have been used for bomber crew that had been shot down, whether they survived or not.

27-08-2008, 04:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
jacobtowne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England, U.S.A. Posts: 618	"To buy the farm." Used by American airmen in Europe for being killed, particularly bomber crews, as best I can recall. It can refer to a person or an entire aircraft crew. JT PS. This phrase might (I'm unsure) also have been used for bomber crew that had been shot down, whether they survived or not. Last edited by jacobtowne; 27-08-2008 at 05:07 PM.