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.
Watched “Devotion” on The small screen a couple of days ago. Pity it was such a bomb at the box office. Its aero stars (mainly Corsairs) were the opposite of this one with a cockpit down near the tail. How they landed them on a pitching carrier beats me.
Gun Fighter
ReplyDeleteNow how fun was those manned bullets to fly?
ReplyDeleteThats what you call being outfront your aircraft, must a been excellent for landings.
ReplyDeleteIt was not the best for landing because of the engines. I had two tours in it.
DeleteI joined USS America's Ships Company, checked in on he day the Space Shuttle blew up. AC3. Worked in CATCC.
ReplyDeletehmm...1972? going downtown? I was at Udorn in Thailand at the time.
ReplyDeleteNot a "gunfighter", that was reserved for the F-8 Crusader. This is an A-7 SLUF, (I'll let you figger out the acronym.) built by the same company.
ReplyDeleteWatched “Devotion” on The small screen a couple of days ago. Pity it was such a bomb at the box office. Its aero stars (mainly Corsairs) were the opposite of this one with a cockpit down near the tail. How they landed them on a pitching carrier beats me.
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