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.
Looks like the two planes I saw flying over and around Manhattan way back before 9/11. I was loading cars at the Port Elizabeth car terminal back then. They put on quite a show. I'd never seen WWII planes that shiny before. i was also in that yard loading cars when the planes hit on 9/11. They were right across the water from us.
One of my favorite memories is of fighting a forest fire in '73, just up the ridge from where a B-17 borate bomber was making drops. The sound of those engines is something I'll never forget.
Showing my age: The terms 'forest fire' and 'borate bomber' have been replaced in today's lexicon by 'wildfire' and 'air tanker'. I miss the good old days.
Funny, RHT447. I read you comment before I saw it was posted by Anon and immediately thought "That's gotta be from RHT447. Nobody knows B-17s like he does". You next comment cleared that up. :-)
It occurs to me that ammo for those .50's has become widely available. Hunting herds of feral hogs in South Texas in a B-17 could be fun. Expensive. But fun.
The elevators on the B-17 are almost as wide as the wings of the Mitchell bomber.
ReplyDeleteNot really. It's just the camera angle and telephoto lens. While we're at it, this is one of my favorites--
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Above is not anonymous. It's me.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the two planes I saw flying over and around Manhattan way back before 9/11. I was loading cars at the Port Elizabeth car terminal back then. They put on quite a show. I'd never seen WWII planes that shiny before.
ReplyDeletei was also in that yard loading cars when the planes hit on 9/11. They were right across the water from us.
Just one of these makes a hell of a racket churning its way across the sky.
ReplyDeleteNow imagine 300 or so, coming to gitcha. Way beyond impressive.
One of my favorite memories is of fighting a forest fire in '73, just up the ridge from where a B-17 borate bomber was making drops. The sound of those engines is something I'll never forget.
DeleteShowing my age: The terms 'forest fire' and 'borate bomber' have been replaced in today's lexicon by 'wildfire' and 'air tanker'.
I miss the good old days.
Incorrect. It says Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteFunny, RHT447. I read you comment before I saw it was posted by Anon and immediately thought "That's gotta be from RHT447. Nobody knows B-17s like he does".
ReplyDeleteYou next comment cleared that up. :-)
It occurs to me that ammo for those .50's has become widely available. Hunting herds of feral hogs in South Texas in a B-17 could be fun. Expensive. But fun.
ReplyDeleteCrap. I did it again. Above is me.
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