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.
I couldn't recall the name and was about to dive into the archives; thanks for the reference. Can you imagine what it took to perform those missions? Same for the Kingfisher, etc.
Supermarine Walrus amphibian, designed and made by the same people who made the Spitfire.
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I couldn't recall the name and was about to dive into the archives; thanks for the reference. Can you imagine what it took to perform those missions? Same for the Kingfisher, etc.
DeleteSince I was already primed, here is a little history of the ship:
Deletehttps://naval-encyclopedia.com/naval-aviation/ww2/uk/supermarine-walrus.php
Built them until 1944, would never have guess that.
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ReplyDeleteCame down a wee bit short of Dover.
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