Valkyrie- she is so gorgeous! 54 years ago February 4th 1969 was her last flight. She took off from Edwards Air Force Base,CA and flew to the National Airport Museum in Dayton Ohio for her retirement. Over the next few days I'll be posting a lot more about her. Out of, all the aircraft in history that I've studied. From the Wright flyer to the F-35, J20, Su 57 and of course the one that is the most badass ass of all thee F-22 Raptor! The Xb70 valkyrie has been my favorite I started actively researching aircraft at the age of six, 1974. I would dream daily of seeing her. As of yet I've never seen her in person. That all changes in about 2 months, I'll be seeing her for the first time in her new birth and I am very excited. I've been by the museum three times, but I was only on the East Coast for family emergencies! I grew up and have lived my life on the west coast, in Seattle! Being an aviation historian, has been a fun lifelong Pursuit, full of passion! Valkyrie is truly the most beautiful aircraft I've ever laid eyes on!
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1932 - authentic picture taken in Germany. Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish followers. NEVER give up the fight!
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William Patrick Stuart-Houston, a UK born half nephew of Adolf Hitler fighting against his uncle’s while being in US Navy. Yep, you read it right.
You can read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston
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Német teherszállító vitorlázó repülőgép az Attila út egyik romos házának padlásterébe fúródva 1945-ben
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Today we mourn.
Today we remember the countless lives lost in a terrible war almost a lifetime ago.
Today we mourn all the Jews, all the Indonesians, all the ethnic minorities, all the queers that were murdered simply for existing. For being the way they were.
Today we mourn the soldiers and resistance members who laid down their lives in trying to save others.
Today we mourn those who deserted, who sabotaged, who stood up against government, family or friends when they refused to contribute to the cruelty any longer, and who paid for it with their lives.
Today we mourn those who died for no other reason than because they were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Those who died because of the hunger and illness the war brought. Those who were killed simply because they were vaguely associated with another.
Today we also remember those who died forced to fight for a cause they didn’t support. Those who were brainwashed into believing they did the right thing when they died fighting for someone else’s twisted cause.
We also mourn the victims of other wars, both then and now, close and far away. The fallen soldiers and civilians in the wars in Ukraine, in the Middle East, in Bosnia, in all places where war is or has been.
We remember those who survived, but a part of whom died in the war. Those who will never be free of it, who carry a physical or mental scar that can never fully heal.
Tomorrow we celebrate freedom. Today we mourn those who shouldn’t have died for the reasons they did.
“De tyrannie verdrijven, die mij mijn hart doorwondt.” — Wilhelmus, vers 6
“To expel the tyranny that wounds me my heart.” — Dutch national anthem, sixth verse
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Among us crew mate is the new 'Killroy was here'
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