Author Topic: VF-17 Jolly Rogers Recruiting (Read 4535 times)

Arlo · « **Reply #75 on:** February 26, 2003, 12:48:23 AM »

Carrier ops (and qualifications ... we'll even "hold your hand") Ahem! In a manly way ... on a manly ship!

Think about it .... big beautiful F4U-1 (prettiest of the bunch) ... flight ops off both the Bunker Hill and a beautiful scenic island by the name of "Ondongo" (don't mind that the name translates to "place of death" ... that's just to keep the other tribes away from the beautiful native girls that populate the island. Yes .. beautiful native girls. Would I lie to you?)

The skipper is a top notch professional fighter pilot who also lets us drink and carouse to our heart's content (on the ground).

Pardon me skipper but ....

I believe there's room here for pilots who fall for the mystique of the VF-17 legend.

(Hopefully our WBIII brethren won't mind sharing these)

http://www.arrakis-ttm.com/vf-17/jrhistory.html

http://www.arrakis-ttm.com/vf-17/jrpicts.html

Then there's:

http://www.acepilots.com/usn_aces2.html

http://www.acepilots.com/usn_blackburn.html

http://www.jimlaurier.com/details/Fighting_17th.htm

"Country" Landreth, left, and Carl Gilbert in front of VF-17 scoreboard on Bougainville in 1944.

Reschke · « **Reply #76 on:** February 27, 2003, 06:05:32 PM »

No trouble at all there Arlo. In fact I think I just found my Recruiting Officer.

Arlo · « **Reply #77 on:** March 02, 2003, 02:11:28 AM »

Very good time tonight, skipper. Even managed to bag a couple of captured Spits.

Arlo · « **Reply #78 on:** March 02, 2003, 02:13:40 AM »

Great fun, guys. Ya don't know what you're missin'.

Check six, skipper!

Arlo · « **Reply #79 on:** March 02, 2003, 02:17:49 AM »

Splash 1.

Arlo · « **Reply #80 on:** March 02, 2003, 02:18:36 AM »

Splash 2.

Arlo · « **Reply #81 on:** March 02, 2003, 02:19:36 AM »

Back to the birdfarm. It's hot out there!

Reschke · « **Reply #82 on:** March 02, 2003, 01:29:06 PM »

I gotta get our nose art done so the new age Jolly Rogers can fly in style.

Arlo · « **Reply #83 on:** March 02, 2003, 03:26:52 PM »

Don't you dare, skipper! That beautiful F4U-1 has the perfect noseart already.

Reschke · « **Reply #84 on:** March 02, 2003, 03:32:46 PM »

Gotta do it Arlo. Don't worry it will be tasteful and hopefully have a beautiful girl wearing the flag if I can do it right.

Arlo · « **Reply #85 on:** March 02, 2003, 03:52:58 PM »

Pleeeeeeeeease, skipper. Reconsider. If ya submit one, at least make it the Jolly Roger flag. May be redundant on the F4U-1 but would reflect the squad in other F4Us and ... ummm ... stuff.

Arlo · « **Reply #86 on:** March 02, 2003, 03:54:37 PM »

Hmmmmm?

Arlo · « **Reply #87 on:** March 02, 2003, 04:11:05 PM »

Arlo · « **Reply #88 on:** March 02, 2003, 04:12:21 PM »

"While at Norfolk, Blackburn decided that the squadron needed an insignia which would reflect the proper "attitude." Since the squadron was flying Corsairs, he wanted the insignia to have a piratical theme. Soon thereafter, a black flag with white skull-and-crossbones (the "Jolly Roger") was painted on either side of the F4Us engine cowlings (Blackburn didn't want the noseart displayed close to the canopies because he wanted that area open for kills), and the squadron's nickname was born."

Reschke · « **Reply #89 on:** March 02, 2003, 04:39:42 PM »

Awww Arlo quit playing on my love of history. I want a cutie wrapped up in a skull and crossbones flag for the nose art. I mean geez what would nose art be without a good looking woman in suggestive poses under a flag that might indicate she was ready and willing to do what it took to get the....ummm job done. Yeah thats it get the job done.