by Tondoteottotote on August 4th, 2005

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What is the origin of the name "Skunk Works" ?

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  • by Scoundral on August 8th, 2005

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    It's from the Lil Abner comic strips. It was the name of the place where they brewed moonshine from dead skunks. The name was adopted by Lockheed for their operating team perhaps as a result of the look and smell of their "factory" during the shooting star project, 1943. Hope this helps.

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