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.
The B-2's name is Spirit. All of the existing B-2s are named after states. I think there are only 20 active B-2s, so some states missed out. I'm positive there is a Spirit of Missouri, though. Occasionally Whiteman has an open house/airshow and it's worth the drive. I've attended 3 of them and the last one featured the restored B-29 "Doc" which was a static display and later did a flyover with a B-2. It was a once in a lifetime sight to see. Google "Wings over Whiteman" for info on the possibility of a future event. There's also another open house at Cannon Range adjoining Ft. Leonard Wood occasionally where they do A-10s performing and doing live fire demos. Treetop level flyovers doing the "Brrrrt" is something to see. Biggskye in Missouri
I worked at White Sands Missile Range. sometimes Stealth fighters and bombers flew around doing research things. they always had a metal airplane flying alongside so the RADAR knew where they were.
"Black spot in the sky" reminded me of the first chapter of "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" where young Zamperini is staring up into the night sky and sees a black hole where there should be stars. Could not put that book down.
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ReplyDeleteThe B-2's name is Spirit. All of the existing B-2s are named after states. I think there are only 20 active B-2s, so some states missed out. I'm positive there is a Spirit of Missouri, though.
ReplyDeleteOccasionally Whiteman has an open house/airshow and it's worth the drive. I've attended 3 of them and the last one featured the restored B-29 "Doc" which was a static display and later did a flyover with a B-2.
It was a once in a lifetime sight to see. Google "Wings over Whiteman" for info on the possibility of a future event.
There's also another open house at Cannon Range adjoining Ft. Leonard Wood occasionally where they do A-10s performing and doing live fire demos. Treetop level flyovers doing the "Brrrrt" is something to see.
Biggskye in Missouri
I worked at White Sands Missile Range. sometimes Stealth fighters and bombers flew around doing research things. they always had a metal airplane flying alongside so the RADAR knew where they were.
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ReplyDelete"Black spot in the sky" reminded me of the first chapter of "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" where young Zamperini is staring up into the night sky and sees a black hole where there should be stars. Could not put that book down.
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