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.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The war was long and bloody. A stalemate, but then the Union developed the F-14 Tomcat.
The Tomcat was primarily built by Grumman and according to Wikipedia, "Upon winning the contract for the F-14, Grumman greatly expanded its Calverton, Long Island, New York facility for evaluating the aircraft." So one would assume that the "Turkey Bird" was a Yankee endeavor.
But General Dynamics also played a role in the development of the aircraft and they are headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. So it is hard to tell from the picture if this is a Northern or Confederate Tomcat.
A very interesting thought. I read a short sci-fi story years ago A French Mirage had been transported back in time to WWI All the pilot could do was try to burn up the WW1 aircraft with its afterburners....the AAM's couldn't detect the biplanes and then fuel....kerosene was the closest to jet fuel
At the 1938 Gettysburg reunion of Union and Confederate soldiers,,,,from Wikipedia
"Army aircraft staged a simulated air raid on Gettysburg at dusk, and searchlights were directed from the ground at the planes while they dropped flares."
...and THAT has made all the difference.
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ReplyDeleteI visited a Union airfield last year. The revetments and fuel bunkers are still visible.
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DeleteThanks, CW. This picture made me laugh out loud.
ReplyDeleteThe Tomcat was primarily built by Grumman and according to Wikipedia, "Upon winning the contract for the F-14, Grumman greatly expanded its Calverton, Long Island, New York facility for evaluating the aircraft." So one would assume that the "Turkey Bird" was a Yankee endeavor.
But General Dynamics also played a role in the development of the aircraft and they are headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. So it is hard to tell from the picture if this is a Northern or Confederate Tomcat.
If it was one of Lee's birds, Grant wouldn't be sitting so sanguine on that horse.
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DeleteA very interesting thought.
ReplyDeleteI read a short sci-fi story years ago
A French Mirage had been transported back in time to WWI
All the pilot could do was try to burn up the WW1 aircraft with its afterburners....the AAM's couldn't detect the biplanes
and then fuel....kerosene was the closest to jet fuel
just saying
"A Hawk Among the Sparrows"? Analog from the 70s I think...
DeleteAt the 1938 Gettysburg reunion of Union and Confederate soldiers,,,,from Wikipedia
ReplyDelete"Army aircraft staged a simulated air raid on Gettysburg at dusk, and searchlights were directed from the ground at the planes while they dropped flares."
Here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Gettysburg_reunion
High speed plate in that camera to freeze the action ;-D
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