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.
Saw the Vulcan displayed a few times while I lived in England (for about three years). I've seen lots of top end airshows but the Vulcan was the best thing to watch by a mile.
Tactically, that is piss-poor practice. A single strafing run can wipe them all out.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, putting DECOYS in that configuration with MANPAD crews at both ends is like baiting with catnip.
Thunderball!
ReplyDeleteWith pilot Major Francois Derval.
DeleteLooks like a moth at rest.
DeleteIdentical paint jobs.
ReplyDeleteSpock approves.
ReplyDeleteSaw the Vulcan displayed a few times while I lived in England (for about three years). I've seen lots of top end airshows but the Vulcan was the best thing to watch by a mile.
ReplyDeleteTry a sample of the howl: there are lots of others: https://youtu.be/xJlsDiC9TBI
ReplyDeleteMothra!
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