And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
When I was a kid, a PBY used to land at our municipal airport in Sault Sainte Marie, MI a couple times a summer for several years running. I remember zooming to the airport on my bicycle after seeing it circle and land. Awesome machine. I don't know if it was some rich guy's flying boat, or a government/business/research airplane.
A real war bird - unsung far too often.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a 'Black Cat' paint scheme. Google it. Black PBY's hunting Japanese convoys at night.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, a PBY used to land at our municipal airport in Sault Sainte Marie, MI a couple times a summer for several years running. I remember zooming to the airport on my bicycle after seeing it circle and land. Awesome machine. I don't know if it was some rich guy's flying boat, or a government/business/research airplane.
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