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.
F-86 Sabre. Cutting edge 70 years ago.
ReplyDeleteStill magnificent to behold.
Timeless Elegance: Another Example of North American Aviation On a Roll.
ReplyDeleteLike my old Boss was fond of saying; "and you get paid for doing this".
I dunno...looks like it might have a sore throat. It's sticking out its tongue and saying "ahhhh...".
ReplyDeleteStill one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteGood to know that a few of them are in private hands.
ReplyDeleteOne of the last pure balls-out Fighters.
ReplyDeleteAs in "Find 'em, Fix 'em, and F*** 'em."
From the same people that brought you the P-51 Mustang.
And despite being ever-so-slightly inferior to the MiG-15 on paper, racked up a 1.8:1 kill ratio against them.
Good times.