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, August 4, 2026
The Red Baron - Manfred von Richthofen, WWI fighter ace
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ReplyDelete(curses, foiled agayne!)
If you know you know!
ReplyDeleteKilled by ground fire while pursuing a Sopwith after 80 victories. Sooner or later your luck runs out despite immense skill.
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He broke several of his own rules for air combat and paid the price.
DeleteIt’s common for successful fighter pilots to become numb to the risks.
DeleteWhile alive, by God he lived!!
ReplyDeleteA real pioneer in aerial combat.
ReplyDeleteWas born on his family estates which are near Swednica in Poland. We had a factory nearby so spent many days staying in the Red Baron Inn
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