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.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Would you not freeze to death in the open like that?
all shot up and no place to go. The feed tray of the nearest 50 is gone, the elevation mechanism is damaged and the turret ring is hit and probably locked in place too. Once that got hit, Bob probably dropped himself down inside to nurse his wounds.
The aircraft doesn't look like it's flying that high, given damage they may have had to return low. If so and depending on the time of year, he might just be "cool". The fact that he's got his head out looking for bad guys suggests he might be cool for another reason.
This is a gunner who survived a close call. Most, not all, of the plexi is shot away. The aircraft is on the ground. He is posed for the camera. Many such pictures of the damage from close calls were meant for the folks back home. Remember, their was a continuous war bond drive going on. The folks back home had to see what their boys faced every day while fighting fascism.
B-24 Liberator. Look closely you can see the Plexiglas bubble. Not freezing, as such, but going deaf is another matter. WHAT? EH?
ReplyDeleteYup, look close the bubble is intact.
Deleteall shot up and no place to go. The feed tray of the nearest 50 is gone, the elevation mechanism is damaged and the turret ring is hit and probably locked in place too. Once that got hit, Bob probably dropped himself down inside to nurse his wounds.
ReplyDeleteOr clean his drawers....
ReplyDeleteHe ain't movin....maybe he did freeze....
ReplyDeleteThe aircraft doesn't look like it's flying that high, given damage they may have had to return low. If so and depending on the time of year, he might just be "cool". The fact that he's got his head out looking for bad guys suggests he might be cool for another reason.
ReplyDeleteLooks like he's on the ground. There are people standing under the Stbd hor stab.
ReplyDeleteThere's a bullet hole dead center in the bubble about six inches up from the base. We may be looking at a corpse.
ReplyDeleteThis is a gunner who survived a close call. Most, not all, of the plexi is shot away. The aircraft is on the ground. He is posed for the camera. Many such pictures of the damage from close calls were meant for the folks back home. Remember, their was a continuous war bond drive going on. The folks back home had to see what their boys faced every day while fighting fascism.
ReplyDeleteThat his goggles are on his forehead would seem to indicate the plane isn't moving.
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