Author Topic: Would they accept a skin if.. (Read 816 times)

YUCCA · « **on:** August 22, 2004, 11:17:26 PM »

Well i wanted to do Johnsons p47 "lucky" Only thing is, is that it has a lil hand on hte front of nose with middle finger. Just curious !

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2004, 11:43:21 PM »

I'm guessing no. There seems to be a code of conduct for AH. Can't have disturbing avatars and what-not. Can't have swasti's. I'm guessing you can't flip the bird.

Maybe if you modify the hand to be waving instead, or whatever, then ask them if that's acceptable (as they would like historical aircraft)

AaronM2 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 22, 2004, 11:58:08 PM »

lol yes im dumb what does swasti's mean lke nazi??

YUCCA · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2004, 12:03:38 AM »

Swasi= swastika= symbol on the ol' nazi flag.

Cobra412 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2004, 12:46:08 AM »

Thats unfortunate we won't be able to do some of the authentic nose arts of the time. It means alot of the awesome bomber nose arts will be left out. I have yet to tackle some of these risque nose arts but I was hoping to get the chance.

jay1988 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2004, 02:38:03 AM »

THe swastika is that little cross thing right??? because if it is there is a plane in the game with it .

XtrmeJ · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2004, 06:50:45 AM »

that plane is not in game. Those skins you can upload to AH-skins anytime you want for ppl to download. Only thing is other ppl who have not manually downloaded that skin cannot see it in the MA.

jay1988 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2004, 06:52:13 AM »

Check again, i flew it in the ma. its a hurri mkI. I will post screenshots of me flying it in a little bit.

Shane · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2004, 06:54:36 AM »

yes, the hurri in finnish markings is in game...

it's *not* a nazi swastika.

jay1988 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2004, 06:55:41 AM »

oh, never mind then

Panzzer · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2004, 08:00:48 AM »

Oh, this discussion again.

The symbol of the Finnish Air Force can be seen on the Hurri MkI skin (by Kweassa) and on the default 109G2 skin MT-222. Like Shane said, it has nothing to do with the nazi swastika.

Quoted from Lentolaivue26.org:

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The Story of the Finnish Blue "Swastika"

The Finnish Air Force is one of the oldest independent air forces in the world, founded on the 6th of March 1918. At that time there was a civil war (aka the Freedom War) ongoing in Finland, the White Army fought against the Red Guards which aimed to creation of a socialist state of Finland - like the revolutional forces in Russia on the same time.

A Swedish count Erich von Rosen wanted to support the White Army and presented the first aeroplane - Thulin (Morane-Saulnier) Parasol - to it. The aircraft was flown from Sweden to Vaasa. Actually the first aircraft arrived to Pietarsaari from Sweden on the 26th of February, but it got engine failure and was delivered later to the White Army. The Chief Commanding Officer of the White Army, General C.G.E Mannerheim, named that Morane-Saulnier Parasol -fighter as the Finnish Air Forces aircraft number One.

Count Erich von Rosen was a notable expeditor who had used a swastika as a personal good luck symbol painted to his aircraft during his journeys in the Orient and he let the same symbol be painted to the given aifcraft. The blue, horizontal swastika became on the 18th of March 1918 the official insignia of the White Army aircrafts and when the Freedom War ended, the official national insignia of the Finnish Air Force. The same insignia was also used later on the Finnish Army armoured vehicles, for some misunderstandings at the beginning, some swastikas were painted mirrored, actually they should be painted clockwise.

The blue swastika was used in the Finnish Air Force until the Second World War ended and as You have now read, it has nothing to do with the Nazi symbol - tip pointed black swastika, which was actually a "party"-logo.