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.
I was at an airshow where they had a Zero, an SBD, and one or two others up in the air at the same time. They started a turn together. It was amazing to see the Zero heading west while everything else was only half way through the turn.
That P-40 with the Leopard face is Painted like the 11th Fighter Squadron, the Aleutian Tigers. They were on Unimak island, I think. John Chennault, son of the AVG's Claire Chennault was the commanding officer of the 11th
The Vaught F4U Corsair is still one of the most beautiful planes ever made.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100%...
DeleteAnd you really don't realize how large it is until you get up close.
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Say again, 'Splash the Zero!'
ReplyDeleteAirventure is on this week
ReplyDeleteThe WW-2 Air Museum in Colorado Springs collection of airplanes is all air worthy, and they take them up on occasion.
ReplyDeleteNeeds a P-47 in that mix
ReplyDeleteYup!
DeleteI was at an airshow where they had a Zero, an SBD, and one or two others up in the air at the same time. They started a turn together. It was amazing to see the Zero heading west while everything else was only half way through the turn.
ReplyDeleteThat P-40 with the Leopard face is Painted like the 11th Fighter Squadron, the Aleutian Tigers. They were on Unimak island, I think. John Chennault, son of the AVG's Claire Chennault was the commanding officer of the 11th
ReplyDeleteA Stuka would be a good addition too, only 2 are left and neither are air-worthy.
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