332 Viking Squadron
The "332 Viking Squadron" was Created her in Aces High in September 2001 by "GA". We were 3 Norwegian friends who played together for fun, Cybo, Tore, and Me(GA).
The Name 332 Viking Squadron was put together with ideas around the Real "332 Squadron" who was a Norwegian fighter Squadron flying Spitfires and Hurricanes under WWII from Great Britain, since Norway were invaded from the Germans.
The real "332 Squadron" of today is flying F-16 and have there Base on "Rygge" here in Norway, 10-min drive from were I live. The name "Vikings" in the Squads name was put in because at the time we were only Norwegians in the Squad, and I thought the Viking would be a good name to add, and we Norwegians are the real Vikings you know. This was the 332 Viking Squadron start into the Online flysim world.
The idea around making a online flysim Squadron was simply to shear and meet people with the same interest for WWII aviation, and also meet new friends.
Cybo Dropped out after a short time from flying, so "Tore" and I took a short time in on WBII for a 3-4 month change to try out another flysim since Aces High was our First experience with Online Fly sims. After the 3-4 month with WBII "Tore" also dropped out, and I went back to Aces High and start trying to recruiting pilots to the Squad. That was easier said than done.
The 332nd Mongrels by "Ghost" and "DDog" thought i was a pity sight and felt sorry for me and took me under there wings and started training me up;). After 10 missions with the Mongrels I start to get new Ideas, with good help from "Ghosth" and "DadDog". My Idea was to create or use my Squad name 332 Viking Squadron to make a European Squad of the Mongrels here in Europe, because of the big time difference we had with the EST players, since almost all the Mongrels pilots was at EST so for me it was a 8 hour difference in time.
After Being promoted to 1th. Lieutenant in The Mongrels I packed my bags and waved good bye to my Mongrels comrades with a big load with help and ideas to started building up the Squad. Special thx to "Ghosth" and "DadDog" SALUTE!.
The first thing was to create a web site for the Squadron, and with Good help from my Norwegians close friends "Cybo" and "Pinochi" who are programers;) this things should be a peace of cake i thought. But I had to think again regarding that web site coming up fast let these guys do it for me. Helping me with the site they would, BUT as they said it we don't want to "slave" type it for you so that I had to do by my self. Alrighty then! Ok I though there had to be lots of program out there to use making a web site, yes it is Cybo said with a grin, but you shall do it my way or the highway. So you guys figure it out that Cybo didn't let me use a help program for making the web, no no no, i had to learn al from scratch code it in note pad he said!!, that little ****........
. These guys have 5-10 years schooling with this Piiiiiiiiiip, and I could not understand a dam **** of this codes...this numbers brackets and stuff floating around on the different pages. But after a while when i got my head on right track again,or rather Cybo did that;) the web took form and things were looking better.
When the first 332 Viking Squadron web site was finish, i might admit I was proud of my self that I had accomplish my first web site. Ok it was not the best but it was made by ME(grin) and it was my first tho. I thought it was the best site on the web
, Golly-gee i'm good, yep that was my thoughts then;).
After the web was finish I started active on recruiting pilots for the Viking Squadron, with only 1 in the Squad, and that was ME, it was a rough start to talk pilots over to join my Great Squad, man the Squad had its own web site now (so had the other 50 squads also). I finally lurked "Crazy Cat" in to the Squad and after a short time more pilots joined. From that day to this day the Squad have become a Great Squad with Good Team players and fun pilots to fly with, and I have to say that we have become a very Disciplined squad who work together as a team, and that again makes us a good squad with good Organized missions , and then again makes it fun to play.
The story do sent end here, i hope that we will be with you others Aviation Online players out there for a long time in to the future;), so in til then the story for the "332 Viking Squadron" continues. See you up in the Skye's Gents;)
PS: Also a big thx to DassM0rt who also have helped me allot with this web site regarding coding.
SALUTE AH COMMUNETY AND LETS HOPE AHII IS OUT SOON;)
