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.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
B-24 on a bombing run over Chateaudun, France. 1944. Wonder what the "J" means?
At least some of the WWII bombers had tail flashes from where they were based. For instance, K was for RAF Kimbolton. On some of the B-52G models that are in the boneyard now you'll find a big letter K. That's because they were part of the 379th Bombardment Group whose heritage goes back to there.
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453rd operations group had a circle J designation on the tail and flew B-24s. Jimmy Stewart's group. Maybe they also had wing markings?
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Yup, circle J. Am currently reading this book--
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Triangle = 1st Division
Circle = 2nd Division
Square = 3rd Division
At least some of the WWII bombers had tail flashes from where they were based. For instance, K was for RAF Kimbolton. On some of the B-52G models that are in the boneyard now you'll find a big letter K. That's because they were part of the 379th Bombardment Group whose heritage goes back to there.
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