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 new U.S. Air Force had plans to save the XB-19 for eventual display, but in 1949 the Air Force did not have a program to save historic aircraft and the Air Force Museum had not yet been built.[9][10] The XB-19 was therefore scrapped, but two of its enormous main tires were saved. Tires were 96" in Diameter,
I wonder how many automobile tires that monster could make?
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ReplyDelete“Not what I meant when I said ‘Bring a rubber’.”
ReplyDeleteOh wow, its so big!
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ReplyDeleteThe new U.S. Air Force had plans to save the XB-19 for eventual display, but in 1949 the Air Force did not have a program to save historic aircraft and the Air Force Museum had not yet been built.[9][10] The XB-19 was therefore scrapped, but two of its enormous main tires were saved. Tires were 96" in Diameter,