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 flew in "that" HU-16E when it belonged to the Coast Guard.
It was 1979 when the last Goat left the west coast, we were stationed at CGAS Sacramento then. The CG had stopped doing water work with them before my time.. Corrosion problems.
The HH-52A helicopter was an amphibian, we did water work with that until they were all replaces by the HH-65A. I enjoyed the water work in the 52, good fun!
We lost a lot of utility and safety when we got rid of flying boats and switched over to helicopters only. Both have their good points and bad points.
ReplyDeleteNow bring back blimp patrol ships.
I flew in "that" HU-16E when it belonged to the Coast Guard.
ReplyDeleteIt was 1979 when the last Goat left the west coast, we were stationed at CGAS Sacramento then. The CG had stopped doing water work with them before my time..
Corrosion problems.
The HH-52A helicopter was an amphibian, we did water work with that until they were all replaces by the HH-65A. I enjoyed the water work in the 52, good fun!