Hello all,

The expression we all use and love so well, "The whole nine yards" is also a relic of WWII.

The British Spitfires and Hurricanes .. used nine yards of ammunition in each wing emplacement.
If the engagement with the German fighters was brisk .. to the point that the British planes
were out of ammunition .. on return they'd describe the engagement as having used .. "The whole
nine yards!"

jb