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 wore it like a glove and the RCAF bird had a Rolls Royce engine that was more powerful and more reliable than the Allison in the US birds. Back in the late 70s the 95 FIS at Tyndall AFB sent a couple of instructors up to our Sqn, 414 EW at North Bay ON to relearn spin control because the USAF in it's infinite wisdom had cut it out of the syllabus and subsequently had a few problems.Well, upright spins, inverted spins, tumbles (up and down) Yes, to quote John Gillespie Magee jr "...I have flung my eager craft through footless halls of air..." I have done things with the T-33 that most folks wouldn't believe and I still fly her in my sleep; come buy me a Guinness and I will tell you all about it but it may take days:)
P-80 Shooting Star?
ReplyDeleteT-33, love it.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia Air Guard. Probably armed with glitter bombs and is headed to San Francisco.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to type the emoji smiley face laughing tears, but that’s a good one bsb
Deletea nice one. I am looking for the Navy version with slats and the improved cockpit layout
ReplyDeleteThat would be the T2V-1 AKA the T-1A SeaStar. I think there is one left flying based down in Arizona somewhere.
DeleteI wore it like a glove and the RCAF bird had a Rolls Royce engine that was more powerful and more reliable than the Allison in the US birds. Back in the late 70s the 95 FIS at Tyndall AFB sent a couple of instructors up to our Sqn, 414 EW at North Bay ON to relearn spin control because the USAF in it's infinite wisdom had cut it out of the syllabus and subsequently had a few problems.Well, upright spins, inverted spins, tumbles (up and down) Yes, to quote John Gillespie Magee jr "...I have flung my eager craft through footless halls of air..." I have done things with the T-33 that most folks wouldn't believe and I still fly her in my sleep; come buy me a Guinness and I will tell you all about it but it may take days:)
ReplyDeleteAn elegant little thing.
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