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.
Yep. "A U.S. Navy Vought DF-8A Crusader (BuNo 144431) drone control aircraft of the Naval Missile Center in flight from Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, California (USA). The DF-8A were several retired F-8A modified to controller aircraft for testing of the SSM-N-8 Regulus cruise missile. The DF-8A was also modified as (F-9 Cougar) drone control which were used extensively by VC-8 at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Atlantic Fleet Missile Range."
F-8, not sure which version. Known as the MIG master in early Viet Nam. Spent 3 years with VF-202 supporting them.
ReplyDeleteYep. "A U.S. Navy Vought DF-8A Crusader (BuNo 144431) drone control aircraft of the Naval Missile Center in flight from Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, California (USA). The DF-8A were several retired F-8A modified to controller aircraft for testing of the SSM-N-8 Regulus cruise missile. The DF-8A was also modified as (F-9 Cougar) drone control which were used extensively by VC-8 at Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, Atlantic Fleet Missile Range."
ReplyDeleteA similar aircraft flew Naval Close Air Support for us US Marines in Vietnam.
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