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.
Jaguar, a generation earlier than the Tornado. That may be an Arab operated one - the Brits had close contacts with various Arab royalties back in the 70's when these were entering service and I think these were sold to them.
Cobras were running tree top level in strafe posture along the state roads that run through Ft Stewart today. I got buzzed by 5 of them. There was one 10 feet off the ground in a clearing 50 yards in the woods facing the road. The prop wash was what gave it away.
Painting billboards out by Nellis Air Force, a jet buzzed us like that. Scared the Be Jesus out of me.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a Jaguar, a quite handsome fighter bomber.
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DeleteJaguar, a generation earlier than the Tornado. That may be an Arab operated one - the Brits had close contacts with various Arab royalties back in the 70's when these were entering service and I think these were sold to them.
DeleteThe record for low level flight can only be tied.
ReplyDeleteLow pass! Yes, yes it is!
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I’m also betting that the guy just off the nose of the jet was sitting on his butt about a nanosecond after this picture was taken. juvat
ReplyDeleteCobras were running tree top level in strafe posture along the state roads that run through Ft Stewart today. I got buzzed by 5 of them. There was one 10 feet off the ground in a clearing 50 yards in the woods facing the road. The prop wash was what gave it away.
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