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.
I believe that is an F6F-1 block one. One of the first 50-100 production Hellcats. They deleted the windows behind the pilot shortly after that. The Japanese simply couldn't keep up with the Tech race. The F6F (all) had a 2000+ HP power plant. The type 52(the biggest and most powerful) Zero never had more than 1700 HP, and never had armor SS fuel tanks or carried more than 1600 rounds of ammo. Once the P38, P-51,P-47, F6F and F4U-2 entered the pacific war the Japanese didn't have a chance.--Ray
A lot of kills.
ReplyDeleteNo argument here daily. A fucking beauty.
ReplyDeleteCurious about the windows behind the pilot. Looks like someone maybe added a second seat.
ReplyDeleteI believe that is an F6F-1 block one. One of the first 50-100 production Hellcats. They deleted the windows behind the pilot shortly after that. The Japanese simply couldn't keep up with the Tech race. The F6F (all) had a 2000+ HP power plant. The type 52(the biggest and most powerful) Zero never had more than 1700 HP, and never had armor SS fuel tanks or carried more than 1600 rounds of ammo. Once the P38, P-51,P-47, F6F and F4U-2 entered the pacific war the Japanese didn't have a chance.--Ray
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