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.
Arguably the best of the V bombers although the Vulcan, which was the most impressive aircraft I ever saw flying a display (I think I saw it three times), is cooler.
Obviously, the Dehavilland Mosquito was one of those sharp planes. Another that sadly did not go into production was BAC TSR.2. An online image search will show how good-looking it was.
Back when England could still accomplish something. They're even farther down the PC, DEI, Big Brother track than we are, and we're over the cliff, coyote style, awaiting impact.
The tanker version. To bomb Stanley Airport on the Falklands, it took 9 Victors to refuel one Vulcan bomber for the 3,900 mile flight there from the Ascension Islands and another one for the return journey. Take a look at this, it's amazingly complicated but it worked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Black_Buck#/media/File:Refuelling.plan.black.buck.svg Al_in_Ottawa
The museum adjacent to the defunct Castle AFB there is a Vulcan. A huge machine, standing under the wing I could not reach high enough to touch the wing. More than 8'.
The Vulcan became obsolete when the U.S. Poseidon became operational. Called into service in the Falklands.
Castle was a SAC base, hence the Vulcan, B-52, and others.
A buddy was a KC-135 driver and came home from passing gas over Afghanistan with overhead pics of one of those contraptions flying over that big pile of shit and rocks. For sure looked like something out of Star Wars flying over a barren alien planet.
Latterly an air to air fuel tanker, too.
ReplyDeleteArguably the best of the V bombers although the Vulcan, which was the most impressive aircraft I ever saw flying a display (I think I saw it three times), is cooler.
DeleteThe Brits over the years have made some seriously cool looking planes.
ReplyDeleteObviously, the Dehavilland Mosquito was one of those sharp planes. Another that sadly did not go into production was BAC TSR.2. An online image search will show how good-looking it was.
DeleteIf your definition of cool really means ugly, I will agree.
DeleteBack when England could still accomplish something. They're even farther down the PC, DEI, Big Brother track than we are, and we're over the cliff, coyote style, awaiting impact.
ReplyDeleteThe tanker version. To bomb Stanley Airport on the Falklands, it took 9 Victors to refuel one Vulcan bomber for the 3,900 mile flight there from the Ascension Islands and another one for the return journey. Take a look at this, it's amazingly complicated but it worked.
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The museum adjacent to the defunct Castle AFB there is a Vulcan.
DeleteA huge machine, standing under the wing I could not reach high enough to touch the wing. More than 8'.
The Vulcan became obsolete when the U.S. Poseidon became operational. Called into service in the Falklands.
Castle was a SAC base, hence the Vulcan, B-52, and others.
Redundant is better word than obsolete, especially since the bird did serve later on.
DeleteThat is a seriously weird looking bird. 1950's technology, but it looks like it could be in a Stars Wars movie.
ReplyDeleteA buddy was a KC-135 driver and came home from passing gas over Afghanistan with overhead pics of one of those contraptions flying over that big pile of shit and rocks. For sure looked like something out of Star Wars flying over a barren alien planet.
DeleteNothing like it will (can?) ever be built again, unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteNo need for it since we've taught nuclear and conventional weapons to "Go fetch!" without telling them it's a one-way trip.
DeleteBritish Strategic bomber LOL
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