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 spent 18 months at George AFB in Victorville CA. an F4 training base in the early 70's. A pilot once told me that the Phantom was proof that even a brick will fly if you put a big enough motor on it I. Adolph Oliver Bush
George AFB 35th Field Maintenance Squadron Aero Repair shop from '73 to '75 then on to the 52nd FMS at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. C, D E, F and G models. Those were the days!
My favorite jet fighter......
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An elegant weapon for a more civilized time...
ReplyDeleteTo see them from the ground on the deck when you needing help is something you will never forget.To watch them work from the air is almost as good!
ReplyDeleteIf you washed out of pilot school, you got to ride in the back seat.
ReplyDeleteGranddad flew these in Viet Nam with the Triple Nickle.
ReplyDeleteI spent 18 months at George AFB in Victorville CA. an F4 training base in the early 70's. A pilot once told me that the Phantom was proof that even a brick will fly if you put a big enough motor on it
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George AFB 35th Field Maintenance Squadron Aero Repair shop from '73 to '75 then on to the 52nd FMS at Spangdahlem AB, Germany. C, D E, F and G models. Those were the days!
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