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.
That center gunner has warm feet, since he is standing on the middle engine, but he has a prop running a foot behind him, so, overall, he is cold. Weird design, two traction, one pusher.
I'm guessing that these are "Eye-talian" planes.
ReplyDeleteAre the rest of the crews not cold and if so why?
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Caproni CA.3, however I don't think it had a triple machine gun dorsal position.
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ReplyDeleteThat center gunner has warm feet, since he is standing on the middle engine, but he has a prop running a foot behind him, so, overall, he is cold.
ReplyDeleteWeird design, two traction, one pusher.