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.
Mom worked at Vertol in the early 60's making wiring harnesses. Possibly installing them. Wonder if any original looms survive? IIRC, wiring insulation was a lot better then, as opposed to the crap on the shelf now, with their "green" bullshit. Home was about 2 miles distant. Dad worked in their paint dept for a while. Labor union rules combined with .gov regs made his job a joke.
One of them involved in the evacuation of Kabul had also been involved in the evacuation of Saigon in '75. And the idiocy of the embassies in Kabul and Afghanistan have some parallels. A distinct disconnect from reality, something also seen in Tehran in '79. I have a cousin who was an FSO in Croatia who told me not to ever, ever depend on the embassy if trying to get out of a foreign country in a time of turmoil. Said I'd be better off paying smugglers to get myself and family out. That was years before Kabul. Long out of the FSO biz. Couldn't take the left-wing idiocy.
I left Naval aviaton about the time they told us Kapton wiring was "the best since sliced bread". It was right up there with the Bare Aircraft Program which tried to sell bare aluminum in a salt-water environment was the answer to corrosion problems.
Just like car manufacturers telling us that soy-based insulation was good. It WAS good; the mice and rats loved the shit out of it.
US State Department owned and operated Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight
ReplyDeleteOther Afghan photos are on the web. Said that there are about 5-6 Sea Knights in this role, with a similar State Department paint scheme.
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DeleteMom worked at Vertol in the early 60's making wiring harnesses. Possibly installing them. Wonder if any original looms survive? IIRC, wiring insulation was a lot better then, as opposed to the crap on the shelf now, with their "green" bullshit. Home was about 2 miles distant. Dad worked in their paint dept for a while. Labor union rules combined with .gov regs made his job a joke.
DeleteOne of them involved in the evacuation of Kabul had also been involved in the evacuation of Saigon in '75. And the idiocy of the embassies in Kabul and Afghanistan have some parallels. A distinct disconnect from reality, something also seen in Tehran in '79. I have a cousin who was an FSO in Croatia who told me not to ever, ever depend on the embassy if trying to get out of a foreign country in a time of turmoil. Said I'd be better off paying smugglers to get myself and family out. That was years before Kabul. Long out of the FSO biz. Couldn't take the left-wing idiocy.
DeleteI left Naval aviaton about the time they told us Kapton wiring was "the best since sliced bread". It was right up there with the Bare Aircraft Program which tried to sell bare aluminum in a salt-water environment was the answer to corrosion problems.
DeleteJust like car manufacturers telling us that soy-based insulation was good. It WAS good; the mice and rats loved the shit out of it.
Who painted it to look like the Airwolf?
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