The Concorde used to fly over my house in Sterling, VA. It had a strange vibration/harmonics that you felt before you heard or saw it. Very cool aircraft!
The word "Habu" translated into English means "Snake". A venomous pit viper. These snakes are native to Okinawa, a Japan Island. Now, if I could just get my GS to go fast enough to NOT need much fuel. LoL Now for a little history of the Island of Okinawa. Okinawa was hard fought for, in WW2 by the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and Marine Corps troops. Dubbed “the Typhoon of Steel” for its ferocity, the battle was one of the bloodiest in the Pacific War, claiming the lives of more than 12,000 Americans and 100,000 Japanese, including the commanding generals on both sides. In addition, at least 100,000 civilians were either killed in combat or were ordered to commit suicide by the Japanese military. During the Battle of Okinawa, Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. served as the commanding general of the Tenth Army. General Buckner led the amphibious invasion of Okinawa in 1945, a critical operation in the Pacific Theater. Tragically, during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa, General Buckner was killed by enemy artillery fire. His death occurred on June 18, just days before the battle concluded. His sacrifice marked a significant loss for the United States military, as he was one of the highest-ranking American officers to be lost to enemy fire during World War II. He was a 3 Star General. Vet (Navy)
