Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

F-86 at an airshow.

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3 comments:

Tod Germanica said...

I remember when a civilian F-86 smashed into an ice cream shop in Sacramento in the 1970s. Pulled too much pitch and could not climb. Many kids and parents perished in flames. Pilot survived.
Also first plane to break the 'sound barrier' flown by hero George Welsh. Credit always goes to some other pilot, I forget the name. Because it was not in level flight; F-86 capabilities were top secret; and Welsh was a civilian and not Air Force with lots of top brass, good ole boy fishin' an' huntin' cronies like the Air Force pilot was who is always credited.

2/16/2020 4:03 PM
seafury said...

That looks like Paul Keppler based at KUES ( Waukesha WI), not far from my home plate. I believe George Welch (not Welsh) was killed in an F-86A that encountered structural problems. The crash caused a redesign of the tail. As they say, never fly the A model of anything.

2/17/2020 11:23 AM
Tod Germanica said...

seafury
Thanks for the name correction. I was unsure and tried to check it (from my own blog!) but weak Mexican WiFi foiled me.
It was an early F-100 Hun that killed Welch, the one with the short fin. Ironically the famously litigious 'right stuff' pilot from Norcal lazily commanded a perfected Hun unit.
I saw Huns at Phan Rang at least as late as 1970. First Wild Weasel/Iron Hand aircraft. 1st in, last out.

2/17/2020 10:21 PM

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