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 "Hun", blinded by the beauty of the F-86, it took a bit for her to grow on me. F-100 was also the original "Wild Weasel" and a good CAS aircraft. Unconfirmed reports that 'Hun's made & sold popcorn at halftime.
That’s ‘cause it was. F-100. First US fighter to run supersonic in level flight.
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ReplyDeleteFast, fun and demanding. Turned on a dime when clean (without external tanks).
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the "Hun", blinded by the beauty of the F-86, it took a bit for her to grow on me. F-100 was also the original "Wild Weasel" and a good CAS aircraft. Unconfirmed reports that 'Hun's made & sold popcorn at halftime.
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ReplyDeleteMisty FAC's flew them against The Trail. If you haven't read Bury Us Upside Down yet, get it in your stack:
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Hun. Edwards. From when NASA was interested in getting to the moon, rather than getting to Diversity.
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