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.
Remember one parked up at Hansom Field, our BoyScout Troop got a tour and they still ran a few P51's too. It was still state of the art to us kids. Years later, Vietnam era, we got to see Phantom's and SkyHawks, they still had a few P-51's there. One kid's dad worked there, he got us some fuel they used in the P-51, it was purple, supposed to be 118 octane, for our go-karts, McCulloch B91 engines, the exhaust smelled awesome, definitely ran better.
This is a pic of the F-80C on display at the National Museum of the USAF.
“Although designed as a high-altitude interceptor, the F-80C was flown as a day fighter, fighter-bomber and photo reconnaissance aircraft during the Korean War. On Nov. 8, 1950, an F-80C flown by 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a Russian-built MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet fighter air battle.
“The F-80C on display is one of the few remaining Shooting Stars that flew combat missions during the Korean War. Restored and painted as it was in 1950 while assigned to the 8th Fighter-Bomber Group, it was placed on display in 1979.”
Lt Brown’s wingman that day was the Squadron Commander, Lt Col Bertram, who a couple months later became the first F-84 Thunderstreak pilot ti shoot down a MiG-15.
Remember one parked up at Hansom Field, our BoyScout Troop got a tour and they still ran a few P51's too. It was still state of the art to us kids. Years later, Vietnam era, we got to see Phantom's and SkyHawks, they still had a few P-51's there. One kid's dad worked there, he got us some fuel they used in the P-51, it was purple, supposed to be 118 octane, for our go-karts, McCulloch B91 engines, the exhaust smelled awesome, definitely ran better.
ReplyDeletesat 'em on pylons in select playgrounds.
ReplyDelete&if IIRC John Glenn rode one.
Deletein the Korean War, not at a damn playground.
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This is a pic of the F-80C on display at the National Museum of the USAF.
Delete“Although designed as a high-altitude interceptor, the F-80C was flown as a day fighter, fighter-bomber and photo reconnaissance aircraft during the Korean War. On Nov. 8, 1950, an F-80C flown by 1st Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a Russian-built MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet fighter air battle.
“The F-80C on display is one of the few remaining Shooting Stars that flew combat missions during the Korean War. Restored and painted as it was in 1950 while assigned to the 8th Fighter-Bomber Group, it was placed on display in 1979.”
Lt Brown’s wingman that day was the Squadron Commander, Lt Col Bertram, who a couple months later became the first F-84 Thunderstreak pilot ti shoot down a MiG-15.