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.
F4U-4 Corsairs assigned VF-783 "Black Angels". Photo taken 3 November 1950. Location not identified, but likely Southern California near NAS North Island.
Over Florida is my guess.
ReplyDeleteToo hilly
DeleteI believe that's Coronado Bay, San Diego. Pacific Ocean, lower right corner.
DeleteThe highest point in Florida is a highway overpass somewhere in the panhandle. Or Britton Hill, whatever.
DeleteF4U-4 Corsairs assigned VF-783 "Black Angels". Photo taken 3 November 1950. Location not identified, but likely Southern California near NAS North Island.
ReplyDeleteCompared to today's "Squad", that's a winner.
ReplyDeleteAh, my beloved bent wing birds :-). Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSoon to be lost in the Bermuda Triangle.
ReplyDeleteIs that Pappy
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