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.
The pilot in that iconic photo, Snort Snodgrass, regretfully passed away a couple of days ago. He was killed in an aircraft accident. https://theaviationist.com/2021/07/25/dale-snort-snodgrass/
In the turboprop powered equivalent of a Cessna O-1 BirdDog. That's kind of like an African professional hunter being killed by a lion cub. About that photo - the distance compression effect of a very long lens is in play here. He wasn't nearly as close aboard as it seems. Still, a great pic and a great man and pilot. RIP.
This is a different aircraft than the one we usually see posted;; might be a photo shop or a different event. And this posting is in no way taking anything away from Snort.
On the edge. Some find it the only way to go through life.
ReplyDeleteThe pilot in that iconic photo, Snort Snodgrass, regretfully passed away a couple of days ago. He was killed in an aircraft accident.
ReplyDeletehttps://theaviationist.com/2021/07/25/dale-snort-snodgrass/
In the turboprop powered equivalent of a Cessna O-1 BirdDog. That's kind of like an African professional hunter being killed by a lion cub. About that photo - the distance compression effect of a very long lens is in play here. He wasn't nearly as close aboard as it seems. Still, a great pic and a great man and pilot. RIP.
DeleteA great man.
ReplyDeleteAnd that aircraft in particular belongs to VF-33 "The Starfighters"!
ReplyDeleteI bet that was loud.
ReplyDeleteMore than neat but were his RIOs eyes open or closed?
ReplyDeleteThis is a different aircraft than the one we usually see posted;; might be a photo shop or a different event. And this posting is in no way taking anything away from Snort.
ReplyDeleteNegative Maverick the pattern is full
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