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.
"C" models do have appeal but the "D" had that plus it cooked & typed. Oddly enough, I prefer Razorback P-47's to the bubble-top. Then there's that other bubble-top; '62 Chevy Impala.
'62 was the best looking of that genre, IMMHO....I worked at a Standard station in high school....owner's son had a maroon on maroon with a 327 4 speed "rock crusher".....man I loved that car....
Actually the "B" and the "C" are the same aircraft,only built in two different factory's. The B-C was faster, higher ,lighter,and had more range than the DOG. The "D" had more armor, bomb racks,two extra guns and more ammo. ALL models of the P-51 were 40 MPH slower than the A-26 attack bomber, and could not keep up with the B-29 on the way to-or back from Japan. The P-47 was better in every way except range, and it beat the P-51 on range with the "N" model.---Ray
Hard to beat that sexy name...."Mustang", though "Thunderbolt" wasn't bad....A-26 was a helluvan airplane....used right into Viet Nam....test pilot school at Pax River used to have one....
I just love the looks of the C model the best.
ReplyDelete"C" models do have appeal but the "D" had that plus it cooked & typed. Oddly enough, I prefer Razorback P-47's to the bubble-top. Then there's that other bubble-top; '62 Chevy Impala.
ReplyDelete'62 was the best looking of that genre, IMMHO....I worked at a Standard station in high school....owner's son had a maroon on maroon with a 327 4 speed "rock crusher".....man I loved that car....
DeleteActually the "B" and the "C" are the same aircraft,only built in two different factory's. The B-C was faster, higher ,lighter,and had more range than the DOG. The "D" had more armor, bomb racks,two extra guns and more ammo. ALL models of the P-51 were 40 MPH slower than the A-26 attack bomber, and could not keep up with the B-29 on the way to-or back from Japan. The P-47 was better in every way except range, and it beat the P-51 on range with the "N" model.---Ray
ReplyDeleteHard to beat that sexy name...."Mustang", though "Thunderbolt" wasn't bad....A-26 was a helluvan airplane....used right into Viet Nam....test pilot school at Pax River used to have one....
DeleteFlying over God's Best Work!
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