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.
Bei dem Flugzeug auf dem Bild handelt es sich um einen französischen Bomber vom Typ Bloch MB.200, der im Winter von deutschen Soldaten übernommen wurde.
The French are not known for building beautiful. The women... yes. Citroens...No How many times have you seen an absolutely gorgeous French dame getting cozy with a tank like Gerard Depardieu?
Beauty is a personal opinion. I've liked most Citroens over the years but the inter-war French "heavy" bombers were challenging in looks and performance - the latter measure like many aircraft of those times when designs were improving so fast that some aircraft were obsolete about the time they entered service.
Amazing how far aviation has come in a 100 yrs.
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DeleteBei dem Flugzeug auf dem Bild handelt es sich um einen französischen Bomber vom Typ Bloch MB.200, der im Winter von deutschen Soldaten übernommen wurde.
ReplyDeleteMarcel Bloch would change his name and company to "Dassault" after WWII and carry on in the aircraft industry.
ReplyDeleteThe French are not known for building beautiful. The women... yes.
ReplyDeleteCitroens...No
How many times have you seen an absolutely gorgeous French dame getting cozy with a tank like Gerard Depardieu?
Beauty is a personal opinion. I've liked most Citroens over the years but the inter-war French "heavy" bombers were challenging in looks and performance - the latter measure like many aircraft of those times when designs were improving so fast that some aircraft were obsolete about the time they entered service.
DeleteFrom the Wright Brothers to the B52 took 49 years (1903-1952).
ReplyDelete74 years later, the B52 is still in service.
Never flown, only surrendered once.
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