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.
Back when I was a wee lad in late 1950's, the entire Uruguayan air force defense capability was 8 of those, Exciting to watch them fly over at national parades, never actually used in a fight but it kept the pilots happy and justified the existence of the AF.in a country of 3 million souls. ;-)
lookin for 'zilla!
ReplyDeletethe single seaters are F-80s. The double seaters are T-33 trainers.
ReplyDeleteBack when I was a wee lad in late 1950's, the entire Uruguayan air force defense capability was 8 of those, Exciting to watch them fly over at national parades, never actually used in a fight but it kept the pilots happy and justified the existence of the AF.in a country of 3 million souls. ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat colour schemes on the bodies of the planes. It would scintilate on a sunny day.
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