Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN

[CAP1]

guys, i apologize for being a bit late getting this out. i should've done it before christmas, but i was running like a loon, trying to get everyones cars donw before the holidaze....then spent yesterday at my cousins with family, and eating about a weeks worth of food in a single day.

The handful of American mercenaries who scorched earth and sky in defense of China were officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG), but, of course, are best remembered as the 'Flying Tigers'-the English translation of Fei Hou. The nickname was bestowed by the grateful Chinese after the American pilots attacked a large number of Japanese fighters over Kunming on December 20, 1941.

 so here it is........FLYING TIGERS BABY!!

http://www.ahevents.org/fso-current-next-event.html

 i bet no one knows where the tigers got their sharks teeth from. 

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guys, i apologize for being a bit late getting this out. i should've done it before christmas, but i was running like a loon, trying to get everyones cars donw before the holidaze....then spent yesterday at my cousins with family, and eating about a weeks worth of food in a single day.

The handful of American mercenaries who scorched earth and sky in defense of China were officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG), but, of course, are best remembered as the 'Flying Tigers'-the English translation of Fei Hou. The nickname was bestowed by the grateful Chinese after the American pilots attacked a large number of Japanese fighters over Kunming on December 20, 1941.

 so here it is........FLYING TIGERS BABY!!

http://www.ahevents.org/fso-current-next-event.html

i bet no one knows where the tigers got their sharks teeth from. 

I do

it is not what most people think

[STXAce8]

I wish I was in Russia. 

[tunnelrat]

I didn't know, but I do now!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_art#History

Looking forward to the FSO!

[CAP1]

I didn't know, but I do now!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_art#History

Looking forward to the FSO!

 you're close..........

 also.....does anyone know who designed the "flying tiger" that's on the side? or how many p40's were operational at any given time? the answer to the second one shocked me.

[Stampf]

III./JG11 - updated.

[USAFCAPcTSgt]

guys, i apologize for being a bit late getting this out. i should've done it before christmas, but i was running like a loon, trying to get everyones cars donw before the holidaze....then spent yesterday at my cousins with family, and eating about a weeks worth of food in a single day.



 i bet no one knows where the tigers got their sharks teeth from. 

I know it belongs to the House of the Mouse.

[CAP1]

III./JG11 - updated.

 thank you sir! 

[CAP1]

shameless bump. i see a few squads haven't updated their side/ride preferences. it's 10:45pm friday dec. 28, 2012. i'm going to wait till tomorrow night(12-29-2012) to do assignments, to give you guys time to update. as soon as i'm home from work, they're getting done, and will be sent out. please update, ASAP.

 thanks guys!!

[ELD66]

Ak's Updated
 

[razmataz]

Gunfighters updated, I apologise if I'm to late.

[Edgar]

No changes for the VMF-222.

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Edgar

[CAP1]

raz...i ain't perfect......it's ok. 

 thanks edgar!

 i'll be posting side assignments/cic duties shortly. before i pass out for the night tonight. objectives will be out by tomorrow afternoon.

[amulford]

i bet no one knows where the tigers got their sharks teeth from. 

The British in North Africa. "The Sunday edition of the “Times of India” carried a color photo in its magazine section of an RAF plane in North Africa with the shark mouth painted on it. It was an instantaneous hit with our whole group and within days all our planes were adorned with it. It fit the P-40 perfectly."

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The British in North Africa. "The Sunday edition of the “Times of India” carried a color photo in its magazine section of an RAF plane in North Africa with the shark mouth painted on it. It was an instantaneous hit with our whole group and within days all our planes were adorned with it. It fit the P-40 perfectly."

does not sound correct......as far as I know....(I am no expert) but I am pretty sure the shark mouth comes from someone seeing it on a 110.....Yes I was surprised when I read that.......I don't remember where I read it, I read it when I was doing research for the P40 skins I did.