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

"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, A/K/A Dolt-45,
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

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

F-104 Starfighter:


The Starfighter probably killed more Luftwaffe pilots than did the gunners in B-17s. To be fair, though, the Starfighter was designed to be a VFR fighter/interceptor. The Germans were using it for all-weather combat, including ground attack. Those were tough missions for an airplane with twitchy handling and a need to go fast or fall out of the sky.

4 comments:

Frank Van Haste said...

Dear Miss Fit:

Old joke...definition of an optimist...Luftwaffe Starfighter pilot who quits smoking.

Best,

Frank

dinthebeast said...

Robert Calvert put out an album in 1974 called "Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters". The spoken sections between the songs are hilarious, and can be found on Youtube.

-Doug in Oakland

Old NFO said...

Thanks! One helluva bird!

Will said...

Erich Hartmann was forced to retire from the German Air Force due to his strong opposition to acquiring the F-104. Considering the high loss rate, he probably knew what he was talking about.