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.
Not just an airplane. The Douglas DC-3. Several years ago, United Airlines' in-plane magazine called it "The Greatest Plane Ever Made." Whether in its civilian version, DC-3, or military version, C-47, it flew from before WWII through the Vietnam war, and was still in use with the last one being retired from military use in the 1980's
Delta “Ship 41.”
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Rode in a TTA DC-3 from Houston to Ft Polk in December 1967 to begin Basic Training. Trans-Texas Airlines or Tree Top Airlines as we called it
ReplyDeleteNot just an airplane. The Douglas DC-3. Several years ago, United Airlines' in-plane magazine called it "The Greatest Plane Ever Made." Whether in its civilian version, DC-3, or military version, C-47, it flew from before WWII through the Vietnam war, and was still in use with the last one being retired from military use in the 1980's
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DeletePuff's civilian cousin. My dad flew the C-47 and loved them.
ReplyDeletethe original "Airborne" aircraft ... nowadays, if you're fortunate enough to get to jump out of one, you get a certificate.
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