Well my story is gonna be a long one!! lol
When i first started playing AH back in 2002, it was right after AH started up. I had my 2 week spell loved it but knew i couldn't afford to play in the MA. Being only a freshman in highschool. So i spent the next 2 years in the H2H arena. Learned a lot when guys from MA would come in and fly and fight me and my lil "click" of friends. Frank tought me a lot about mission planning and such.
Then i finally had the money to come into the big peoples world. Logged into the MA for the first time since my 2 week trial. I upped a P-51 and flew around, at some point a guy named NOXious and Fish31st was in a furball with 7 other aircraft. I swooped in and took out 5 of them, turned around and landed them. Next thing i knew, i was a member of the famed 31st Bomber Barons, Fish31st being CO and Smky31st being XO. Spent almost a year with the guys, a great group of pilots and friends. I occasionally keep in touch with them, and every once in awhile i ask Adog31st now CO and GMC31st now XO for advice in leading a squad. After i left the 31st, i was recruited by Redtop and Batfink to the 71 squad RAF. They tought me A LOT more about the pony and the spitfire. Was with these guys for about 5 months or so. At the time i was a knight, and felt weird because i had been a bish for almost a year prior to joining 71 squad. I then left he squad and returned to bishop and Joined Mikeb31st squad 66th Hellcats. Flew with these guys for only a short time because Mikeb and some other members of the squad began having computer and personal problems. So they squad was disbanded pretty much over night.
I had been planning on starting either a Carrier wing or a Carrier squad for awhile, since i was back with the 31st. But nothing ever developed so i put the idea on the back burner. I couldnt have thought of a better time to start a carrier squad then after the 66th disbanded. Our main ride was the F6F Hellcat, i had done a lot of missions in bishland and was well known. So i decided to give it a go. First my squad was called the VF-66 Hellcats, then wen to VF-84 Eagles, then Cooley, my good friend, suggested VF-31 Tomcatters. And from that day the squad has never looked back. We have been active for a year and a half come Jan 22nd. It has been an amazing time. We have had a lot of guys come and go, but the good ones have stayed. And they are the ones that have made this squad really grow!! I couldnt have done it without Rattfink, Sgt203, Helrazr, Captfish, OOZ662, and some of the other great Tomcatters we have in our squad!!!
<> To all squads in AH. You guys are what makes this game so much fun!!
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Joedog31
CO VF-31 Tomcatters
