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.
Friday, March 6, 2026
A 1945 Hawker Tempest II performing an engine run up test at Duxford Aerdrome in 2024
Almost 80 years old and still looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteVery fast. Flew near to limit of piston engine aircraft, up near 500mph.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a Focke Wufe to me.
ReplyDeleteThey did have a few examples to examine for good ideas.
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