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.
My wife has a cousin-in-law whose father flew USMC F-4U Corsairs during the Korean War. He has since passed away, but he had some really terrific sea stories to pass along.
I will reunite with him when I report to the guard shack in Heaven.
My late father turned wrenches on Corsairs in the sunny South Pacific and always thought that the "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" TV program was a comedy show.
Its an Australian restoration and remains based there. I think it was built too late to see service in WW2 and was a Honduran aircraft when retired. A few were flown back to the US from Honduras at that point. I recall it bears markings related to its past service there but if I'm wrong I apologise in advance.
My wife has a cousin-in-law whose father flew USMC F-4U Corsairs during the Korean War. He has since passed away, but he had some really terrific sea stories to pass along.
ReplyDeleteI will reunite with him when I report to the guard shack in Heaven.
No hyphen in the Navy's designation of the Corsair, John. Just F4U
DeleteThanks for the correction. My US Marine tank had a hyphen. Old habits are hard to break.
DeleteThe Coursair is my favorite WWII aircraft.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo.
ReplyDeleteMy late father turned wrenches on Corsairs in the sunny South Pacific and always thought that the "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" TV program was a comedy show.
ReplyDeleteHow does he see what's behind him?
ReplyDeleteMy glorious and beautiful bent winged bird!!!!
ReplyDeleteSaw a documentary where a former Zero pilot said he hated the Corsair because he lost so many friends to it. Good.
ReplyDeleteThis is a guy who, in his mind's eye, is wishing he was flying up the Slot in 1943, looking for Zeros.
ReplyDeleteGood for him.
Its an Australian restoration and remains based there. I think it was built too late to see service in WW2 and was a Honduran aircraft when retired. A few were flown back to the US from Honduras at that point. I recall it bears markings related to its past service there but if I'm wrong I apologise in advance.
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