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.
Oh my God!!! Are those rivets?!!!! What an antique.
They were lovely planes. They had one sitting on dry land on Harbor Drive in San Diego for a few months as they waited to move it to a museum. They are unbelievably large aircraft.
In 1973-75, one of the neighborhood kid's dad was a SR-71 driver. First time I ever heard about the Blackbird.
ReplyDeleteThe A-12 Oxcart was the armed and wicked version of the SR-71.
ReplyDeleteOh my God!!! Are those rivets?!!!! What an antique.
ReplyDeleteThey were lovely planes. They had one sitting on dry land on Harbor Drive in San Diego for a few months as they waited to move it to a museum. They are unbelievably large aircraft.
no offense LL, but why do u feel like you have to comment on almost EVERY post on this site? no life?
ReplyDeleteHey, it's the compelling nature of my posts. You should comment more yourself, Doc!
DeleteThe AF Museum in Dayton, OH has two of them. Been there half a dozen times and always go there first to get my plane buzz workin'. Words fail.......
ReplyDeleteA great story (LA Speed Check) from an SR-71 driver, Major Brian Shul
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg73GKm7GgI
Also, CW in your trips to Oregon have you ever visited the Evergreen Air and Space Museum
https://www.evergreenmuseum.org
A fantastic way to spend a few hours (and they have an SR-71 on display)