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.
The day that I arrived in Vietnam (Jan 15, 1968), this is one of the first things that I saw on the Da Nang flight line. It gave me chills then and it still does today.
As my brother said, with a glide ratio of that, it's the closest thing to making a Brick fly by strapping 2 engines on it & lots of fuel. He patched up a lot of F4s while in Thailand, 1970 on...
Visit the USAF museum in Dayton, OH, best 3 day museum we've ever visited - God Bless the USA! https://isitaholidaytoday.com/holiday/air-force-birthday The Anniversary is September 18th - Dayton is the place to be those days!
I was stationed in Kansan in 68. Chuck Yeagers clowns from Texas who flew F-4s. When you’re living in a tent and these fuckers crack the burners, you hear it.
I worked on the manned bombing/gunnery ranges in Gila Bend AFAF, Arizona from 1979 till 1981 and the Phantoms were a regular feature then. When they established radio contact with our range, we would scan the mountains for their tell-tale smoke trails, before we could actually SEE the aircraft. Great memories.
The day that I arrived in Vietnam (Jan 15, 1968), this is one of the first things that I saw on the Da Nang flight line. It gave me chills then and it still does today.
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DeleteThank them for bringing the heat.
DeleteAs my brother said, with a glide ratio of that, it's the closest thing to making a Brick fly by strapping 2 engines on it & lots of fuel. He patched up a lot of F4s while in Thailand, 1970 on...
DeleteVisit the USAF museum in Dayton, OH, best 3 day museum we've ever visited - God Bless the USA! https://isitaholidaytoday.com/holiday/air-force-birthday The Anniversary is September 18th - Dayton is the place to be those days!
I was stationed in Kansan in 68. Chuck Yeagers clowns from Texas who flew F-4s. When you’re living in a tent and these fuckers crack the burners, you hear it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being faithful
DeleteIs that a touch-n-go for the crowd? his tires are smoking?
ReplyDeleteWet runway?
DeleteI worked on the manned bombing/gunnery ranges in Gila Bend AFAF, Arizona from 1979 till 1981 and the Phantoms were a regular feature then. When they established radio contact with our range, we would scan the mountains for their tell-tale smoke trails, before we could actually SEE the aircraft. Great memories.
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Sweet bird of youth!
ReplyDeleteKick the tires and light the fires.
To whom this may concern,
ReplyDeleteIf you just saw this photo and Kenny Loggins' "Highway to the Danger Zone" played in your head, you just lost The Game.