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.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
A US B-17G drops food supplies over the Dutch countryside to help starving civilians. The German commander arranged a truce so that USAAF & RAF aeroplanes could drop life-saving rations - March 1945
The Germans breached the dykes early in the of fall '44 to flood the fields so the Canadian Army could not use its tanks and trucks. Dutch farmers could not harvest their crops and were flooded out of their homes. Al_in_Ottawa
Note the directions the guns are pointing, showing visible signs of aggression. Top turret straight back, bottom turret straight down. No other real option with the rear gun.
Interested in the experiences of a B17 Navigator in the 100th Bomb group, look for "Luck of the Draw" by Frank Murphy. A good read and an amazing story.
No chutes so watch out below.
ReplyDeleteLife-saving and life-ending rations.
ReplyDeleteThe Germans deliberately starved the Dutch. War crime.
ReplyDeleteThe Germans breached the dykes early in the of fall '44 to flood the fields so the Canadian Army could not use its tanks and trucks. Dutch farmers could not harvest their crops and were flooded out of their homes.
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
Note the directions the guns are pointing, showing visible signs of aggression. Top turret straight back, bottom turret straight down. No other real option with the rear gun.
ReplyDeleteSquare J, 390th Bomb Group. Ball turret guns had to be pointed straight down to position the turret hatch inside for the gunner to enter/exit.
ReplyDeleteAlways great to hear from you, RHT447.
DeleteLikewise, Elmo.
DeleteNow compare & contrast this to the attempts by US.mil to feed Gazans during the Biden admin.
ReplyDeleteInterested in the experiences of a B17 Navigator in the 100th Bomb group, look for "Luck of the Draw" by Frank Murphy. A good read and an amazing story.
ReplyDeleteSounds like Cuba's in the same situation now.
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