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.
Torpedo 6 of the Enterprise Air Group. 10 of the 14 TBDs of the squadron were shot down during the Battle of Midway. Obsolete at the time, the courage of the men flying them can never be overstated.
"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." I agree with the statement that those pilots courage could not be overstated. There's a reason it was called the "World's Greatest Generation."
On the near ship, just below and to starboard of the windshield, is some sort of gizmo on a bracket, the ship behind doesn't have the gizmo, just an empty bracket. What is that gizmo?
That gizmo is a camera, as described in caption for that photo at this website: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/douglas-tbd-devastator-color-photographs/
Douglas Devastators, I think.
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Yep, Devastators.
ReplyDeleteTorpedo 6 of the Enterprise Air Group. 10 of the 14 TBDs of the squadron were shot down during the Battle of Midway. Obsolete at the time, the courage of the men flying them can never be overstated.
Delete"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." I agree with the statement that those pilots courage could not be overstated. There's a reason it was called the "World's Greatest Generation."
ReplyDeleteOn the near ship, just below and to starboard of the windshield, is some sort of gizmo on a bracket, the ship behind doesn't have the gizmo, just an empty bracket. What is that gizmo?
ReplyDeleteThat gizmo is a camera, as described in caption for that photo at this website: https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/douglas-tbd-devastator-color-photographs/
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