Even before the United States entered World War II,
military personnel visited the Ringling-Barnum Circus to observe how the show
was able to make use of every available inch of space when loading it equipment
onto rail cars. Modified for use with standard railroad equipment, many of the
loading procedures used by the Circus were also used by the U.S. military.
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Sunday, April 06, 2014
Troop Train #1 (From Eric Beheim)
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Military observers also studied the Circus’ cookhouse, which could very well have served as an early prototype for World War II field kitchens.
The practice of military observers visiting the circus to see how it met its logistical requirements and then adopting these procedures for military use dates back to at least to when the Barnum & Bailey show visited Europe in the early 1900’s.
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