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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Killjoy2 on June 26, 2007, 11:31:17 AM
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I've been playing since WB 1.xx (who remembers anymore).
I really miss some of the old squads. It seems they just fade away like old soldiers.
The Flying Pigs of WB's
Some of the best pilots and programmers in the business.
The FDB's of AH
Some of the vilest, most pathetic people you'd want to meet. Good fun also.
Who are some of your favorites?
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Gotta go with The Damned. They date back to AirWarrior DOS daze. :aok
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The Nomads, with their glass cockpit hax.
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Being new to AH I dont have one for this game. However I flew AW waaaaaay back in the early 90's to it's demise. there were two squads I recall.
RTC Rosarios Traveling Circus
Mostly because of a few of the pilots that flew with them were really cool players and I winged with them many many times over the years. They were always respectful but very skilled flyers.
FI Fighters Incorporated
Mostly because I flew with VF63 Hellcats and FI would join us on strike mission and bailed us out of many close calls over the years. I see a squad in AHII now called Fighters Incorporated but I dont know if they are the same one. I see ROBO cpid but he has not answered any of my PM's so I figure it is a different player using his cpid.
Great players to fly with all :cool:
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Originally posted by hubsonfire
The Nomads, with their glass cockpit hax.
:rofl
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The 444th Air Mafia in AW, even had a base named after them in "Big Pac". They here in AH too, but no where as big a squad as they were in AW...... ahhhhhh those where the days.
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Who was that jackarse they had as a CO of the Mafia in AW ????
Oh well I'm sure it will come to me sometime.
Yeah back in AW Squads I recall most were Mafia, MAW, RTC and El Cartel.
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Some of the earliest I can remember from Air Warrior, Circa 1994:
MAW
BoPs
=Iron Eagles=
Pigstompers
EFW
Suicide Operations Group (SOG)
68ROX
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I remember a couple from the AW days just because they had such fitting names; The Nomads changed countries almost every camp and The Landscapers were a buff squad.
Of course the one I remember most was my own, The Red Barons. All our names started with ^.
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Back in the AH1 days ...
M.A.W.
The Arabian Knights
Fat Drunk Bastards
Catus Air Force
USMC (Grim)
Freebirds
13th TAS
Blue Knights
Most Wanted
113th Lucky Strikes
Flying Pigs
Krait Squadron
The Damned
The Flying Circus
of those, the only one that still flys together with regularity and force is ...
The Arabian Knights
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From AH1 based on fear factor:
Muppets
13th TAS
AKs
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Originally posted by xbrit
Who was that jackarse they had as a CO of the Mafia in AW ????
Oh well I'm sure it will come to me sometime.
Yeah back in AW Squads I recall most were Mafia, MAW, RTC and El Cartel.
I don't know..... lets see, there were some great ones.... was Pak, JBKID, Mule, some other guy who brought the squad to AH, then a few other great ones like Tzr, and Mugz...... can't remember that other jackarse in the middle, most unrememberable dude of the bunch....... hhhmmmmmmmm
Kraits had that great program to change "skins" almost on the fly in AW, and AK's made one of the best maps ever in AH .
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Slapshot has named a few squads that have been familiar for a long time. I myself used to be XO in Grims's USMC (which has been renamed to Grim's Reapers). I have just returned to AH and am back in the squad now. A fair amount of the folks in the squad who flew back in the old AW days, are still in the squad, though, a few do not fly as much now. AH is not what it used to be.
I remember the professionalism of the pilots back in AW days and early AH days. We used to have more mature and professional pilots back then.
From what I have been hearing, it seems AH2 is starting to be geared to a more younger crowd (15 to 18 years old).
I really hope this community can change back to what it used to be.
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Originally posted by Hawser
I really hope this community can change back to what it used to be.
Don't hold yer breath.
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Originally posted by Hawser
I remember the professionalism of the pilots back in AW days and early AH days. We used to have more mature and professional pilots back then.
From what I have been hearing, it seems AH2 is starting to be geared to a more younger crowd (15 to 18 years old).
I really hope this community can change back to what it used to be.
How I wish.
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Originally posted by 2bighorn
From AH1 based on fear factor:
Muppets
13th TAS
AKs
Don't people your age afraid of everything?
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Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
:rofl
What are you laughing at? It was your idea to do the glass cockpits! :)
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Originally posted by Hawser
I remember the professionalism of the pilots back in AW days and early AH days. We used to have more mature and professional pilots back then.
From what I have been hearing, it seems AH2 is starting to be geared to a more younger crowd (15 to 18 years old).
I really hope this community can change back to what it used to be.
15-18? Jeez that was 30 years ago for some. For Silat it was ...er...well..... A long time ago!
Professionalisim? While ya got us there :)
Mature? Open for debate:D
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Originally posted by BaldEagl
I remember a couple from the AW days just because they had such fitting names; The Nomads changed countries almost every camp and The Landscapers were a buff squad.
Of course the one I remember most was my own, The Red Barons. All our names started with ^.
Nomads changed countries just about every other day and more often then not were mixed in to all three killing each other.
Lots of folks didn't like that attitude then or now :)
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AKs, back in the early AH1 days I flew with Nimitz (great guy), but I don't know how many of the current AKs were around back then. I still think of them as a "senior" squad (i.e. not old farts, but a squad with roots)
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Originally posted by dedalos
Don't people your age afraid of everything?
Perhaps, but we're too slow to run, so at least we fight.
:noid
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AKChucklz is the oldest current member right now. Here is the link for how old the squad is. BTW, AK's were not just in AH.
http://www.arabian-knights.org/index.php?doc=34
This link is our home page if u guys care to look us up. Keep in mind it under construction right now.
http://arabian-knights.org/
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Originally posted by 2bighorn
Perhaps, but we're too slow to run, so at least we fight.
:noid
Yeah, I checked your score buddy. You have 3 kills on windmills and you been pwned 5 times by a barn. Keep fighting :D
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I know they were in Red Baron and later games, but I wasn't, so I just recounted one of my earliest experiences with 'em. ;)
Not to be taken that they've only been around since then, it's just that I've only been around since then. :aok
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Pigstompers, I remember flying against them in the early 90's in Red Baron 1
The Airheads, my old squadron from the RB1 days... some still fly now, WHELS for one. Anyone from RB1 remembers us.
Nomads from Airwarrior... I hated/loved flying against those +Guys+
The Ol' ones from AW
USMC from AW, WB, AH1&2 - I was a member of this squad and continue flying with Grim now in the Grims Reapers squad.
367th, fine group of enemy pilots... They have a lot in common with us.
AKs, always a good fight
JBs good friends or foes depending on which side theyre on this week.
The damned, a damned good group.
There are other good squads out there, some are just too new for me to say they are memorable YET... we'll see how it goes.
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Ive been off and on flight sims for about 15 years now.. I dont remember the squad names.. mostly the pilots that everyone would announce were in the area... From AW3 RuAmL's and SNRA's were some that we all took notice of
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Originally posted by 68ROX
Some of the earliest I can remember from Air Warrior, Circa 1994:
=Iron Eagles=
68ROX
I remember as a member of Red Dawn hunting down the =Iron Eagles= for our squadron nights. They always put up a fun but futile fights.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by SlapShot
Back in the AH1 days ...
M.A.W.
The Arabian Knights
Fat Drunk Bastards
Catus Air Force
USMC (Grim)
Freebirds
13th TAS
Blue Knights
Most Wanted
113th Lucky Strikes
Flying Pigs
Krait Squadron
The Damned
The Flying Circus
of those, the only one that still flys together with regularity and force is ...
The Arabian Knights
you forgot the 412th there slapshot
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You guys are listing pure fighter squads only.
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Originally posted by Souless
you forgot the 412th there slapshot
My apologies !!!
Originally posted by Noir
You guys are listing pure fighter squads only.
M.A.W.
The Arabian Knights
USMC
Freebirds
Catus Air Force
Most Wanted
I know for a fact that the above were premier base taking squads. They could disect a field in seconds and effect a capture within minutes without trashing the every object in sight.
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Originally posted by SlapShot
I know for a fact that the above were premier base taking squads. They could disect a field in seconds and effect a capture within minutes without trashing the every object in sight.
Ok then I must put the attention towards my own squad :) Thougt we would get categorized as "toolshedders", and indeed we use every tool that is at our disposition, from the PT boat to the lancaster. We prefer working into the shadows of Euro shift.
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it's true you have to be careful when those giappanese players are around all the sheds seem to shrivel up.
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lol I'll take this as a compliment storch :D
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it is :D unlike the BoPs these guys do it with four players.
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Get asked from time to time on the where abouts of nimitz, curly and others from some old vets. A few years ago, some of the guys were a little burnt out on many years of flying sims (Red baron, IL2, and AH) and decided to move into a different venue of World of Warcraft.
Many still active over in that area still. We still keep in touch seeing how each AK squad is still under an over all brigade type system.
Just updating for those "old" guys that still ask, and have heard that when and if Combat Tour ever comes out that alot will be coming back to the airborne crew.
Only problem is that most of us are "old farts" and starting to wonder if some of us will last long enough ;) (j/k)
I can send the main brigade site with the WOW roster containing their email addy's if anyone wants it.
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SKT's \_______Flying Skillets_______/====================
Swish's (Nothin' but net) Dawn Patrol
DFA Death From Above "He's dead, Jim."
Regards,
Sun
Oh yeah, wasn't Doodie (Everybody has a little Doodie in 'em) (I show'd him my triplesumersaltjackknifeoffth ehighdivewithahalftwist move) part of Most Wanted?
SD
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Originally posted by SlapShot
My apologies !!!
M.A.W.
The Arabian Knights
USMC
Freebirds
Catus Air Force
Most Wanted
I know for a fact that the above were premier base taking squads. They could disect a field in seconds and effect a capture within minutes without trashing the every object in sight.
Thanks Slapshot... I flew for the CAF for many years and then got stationed overseas and lost touch with flying for about 2 years. Finally got up and going again in late '03 and ended up with the AK's. SOme CAF are still around but alot are in that transistion phase.
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Originally posted by SlapShot
Back in the AH1 days ...
M.A.W.
The Arabian Knights
Fat Drunk Bastards
Catus Air Force
USMC (Grim)
Freebirds
13th TAS
Blue Knights
Most Wanted
113th Lucky Strikes
Flying Pigs
Krait Squadron
The Damned
The Flying Circus
of those, the only one that still flys together with regularity and force is ...
The Arabian Knights
umm.....
The ASSASSINS
-)musketeers--
4thFG Eagles ( MOL )
327th Steel Talons
Flying Tigers AVG ( Stilleto & Seeker's FT's )
56th FG/61st FS "Zemke`s Wolfpack"
8=X Cutthroats X=8
Jagdgeschwader 27 ( Soup :-) )
Nightmares VMF-101 ( BFD & FD was missing on that roster, hmm?
Shillelagh
The*Specialists*
^*^Nazgul^*^
"The Dirty Fokkers"
THE SkyKnights
edit: my bad.... these last 2 was that other sim only, where as above was from the stoneage until today :D .....
33rd
TOPGUNZ
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Shillelagh: "Aye, Wee'l be comin' for our Lucky Charms!" :rofl
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/612_1182903313_luckycharms21.jpg.bmp.png)
Thanks for the memory jog, TC.:lol
Regards,
Sun
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81st Krewsaders :)
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5th SOAR
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Originally posted by 2bighorn
From AH1 based on fear factor:
Muppets
Twin Engine Devils, hated those guys:furious
:D
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I can't believe I forgot Shillelagh.
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I forgot the shills too and 479th Reemos Raiders.
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Originally posted by Mr No Name
I forgot the shills too and 479th Reemos Raiders.
Riddle's Raiders :)
Original AW JG54 were a good bunch too. Some still floating around here like Phan, Joker etc.
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Originally posted by Mr No Name
I forgot the shills too and 479th Reemos Raiders.
Actually, it was and still is the 479th "Riddle's Raiders" FG.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
I remember as a member of Red Dawn hunting down the =Iron Eagles= for our squadron nights. They always put up a fun but futile fights.
ack-ack
I was =ROX=, an Iron Eagle back then.
=CAJN= was CO.
I miss those old days.
Goes to show I'm a geezer.
68ROX
Proud to be a 68th Lightning Lancer
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Although 2 of my AH squads have been mentioned, My roots began in AW, with the RCAF. I didnt realize how much of an old fart I have become:O
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Originally posted by TequilaChaser
umm.....
8=X Cutthroats X=8
We're still here.
(http://www.webdesignbyken.com/images/CMCsmall.gif)
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Going back to AW here...
>Rattlesden<
JG26 "Abbeville Kids"
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DFA was active in AW (thanks for the mention Sundownr) and we just noted our 9 year anniversary this month.
It has been a while since AW (and quite a few tumblers of scotch) but I do remember:
Sealed Fate - WolfX was CO I think and they were a heck of a bomber squad,
DE’OL’ONZ of Air Warrior - had some fellas that flew the hell outta that 190A8,
=Minutemen= who were lead by =EZR= who was one heck of a nice guy,
=416 Lynx= Tactical Fighter who had Manx as the CO - they kicked our butts on occasion ;) ,
and of course the BoPs!
I'll never forget Doody - I believe he started Most Wanted and also Mr. Personality... Ruaml!
Damn those were fun times.
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I used to get a kick out of "The Knights Who Say NI!" in WB.
Get a bunch of them loggging in at about the same time and the buffer would be an endless string of "NI! NI!" for 5 minutes.
The old 352nd and 475th (Now 432nd/475th in here) from WB were scary for a looftwaffle like myself too.
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Actually, it was and still is the 479th "Riddle's Raiders" FG.
ack-ack
for a long time it was reemos raiders
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This is going back a decade or so, but the Dweebs of Death from Warbirds is one squad that is unforgettable. With a motto of "Death before dishonor, often just moment before" and their signature beanies, they rued the skies over the lands of the purple, green, red and gold.
No, that wasn't a typo.
And their web site is still up.
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Originally posted by RELIC
DFA was active in AW (thanks for the mention Sundownr) and we just noted our 9 year anniversary this month.
It has been a while since AW (and quite a few tumblers of scotch) but I do remember:
Sealed Fate - WolfX was CO I think and they were a heck of a bomber squad,
DE’OL’ONZ of Air Warrior - had some fellas that flew the hell outta that 190A8,
=Minutemen= who were lead by =EZR= who was one heck of a nice guy,
=416 Lynx= Tactical Fighter who had Manx as the CO - they kicked our butts on occasion ;) ,
and of course the BoPs!
I'll never forget Doody - I believe he started Most Wanted and also Mr. Personality... Ruaml!
Damn those were fun times.
I was in 416 lynx,,, fun times.
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Played golf with some of the "Knights Who Say Ni"and "the Night Stalkers" in Dayton last year at the WB Con, great bunch of guys.
The old 303 Polish from WB was another great squad, disbanded now but I was still getting greetings from ex-members when I upped. Didn't matter if they were JG 51, 416 RCAF or any of the other squads they ended up joining. What about the 31st FG and the 352nd.
I've flown with Eagle Sqdn WW2OL and IL2, and Dead Sticks in DOA, the 417 RCAF in the S3s in WB since '98.
Doesn't matter where you go you'll find the same people, no matter what squad they belong to, with the same passion to work as a team.
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Greetings,
Once a long time ago, I was in a squad called SOPS in AWII both beta and pay (gamestorm) - my cpid at the time was pnzr. The squad had a pilot called Oman who liked the C47. Can't remember the rest of the clan- okay, it was like 98ish! When I came back from Korea there were a few still flying, but with the death of AW, they seem to go poof and were gone.
Regards,
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Originally posted by Mr No Name
for a long time it was reemos raiders
No, it's always been the 479th Riddle's Raiders since it was created. However, I can see why some maybe confused as REEMO at one time was our CO and some did incorrectly assume that we were called REEMO's Raiders when in reality, the 479th stuck to the correct historical name of our real life counter parts.
ack-ack
479th FG
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Wow, jogging some old memories in this thread! Doody and PK1 started up Most Wanted and we still play here in AH. Doody has played some since AW died but mainly under a few shades names in here.
So many memorable squads from from back then it's hard to do them all justice.
One of my favorite people to fly with from back then (besides you PK ;) ) was Airhead when I was in Airwolves with him.
The smack talk game was about more than ho, tard, noob, picker.....ect. back then.
Originally posted by hubsonfire
The Nomads, with their glass cockpit hax.
Didn't everyone have that? hehe
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The Gunfighters. Founded somewhere around '89 in AW, I joined in '93.
Turkey Hams
Imperial Air Force
666th Internet Daemons
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Has anyone mentioned Assassins? They were a lot of fun to engage in early AH. Good sticks.
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=Serial Killaz= back in the AW days. =Acyr was CO...have seen him on AH, but not for some time.
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No doubt...
The Shills and the Damned.
Great bunch of people and DmdGE taught me much of what I know in AW.
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What about the good old Blue Thunder (BT)...if any of you boys are out there, holla
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Who was that AW squad wih all the cops in it?
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Not sure on the cops bunch, but when I started in AW in 96 the "name" squads then were the Muskies, Shills, Damned, Brewster Buffs, Skulls, JG54, JG27, Blacksheep, Dover Dawgs etc.
I helped form the Nomads in October 96 and the 479th was about then too. The Specialists were flying then as were the Knights who say Ni!
Because on AOL you could have multiple screen names, the Nomads originally was a Shades squad with guys from all countries and different squads. It was hush hush for a long time before many of us finally made it our primary squad.
When the arenas multiplied in AW there were lots of other squads that set up shop in those places that I didn't get to know.
I don't know that I paid as much attention to what squads were what when I started flying AH.
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Hey Guppy, I started in AW in '96 too. Specifically June of '96 through AOL. I was an AZ (^Crsh). Where you at in MN?... Minnetonka here.
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Ah, yes, the good old AOL days.
The Knights Who Say Ni! are still around in one form or another after coming over to AH for awhile. They're now a reasonably successful guild in World of Warcraft on the Uldum server (including old hands like Honch, Yams, Wulfi, and me).
-- Todd/Leviathn
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Geez, buncha kids responding...:)
The Fubars (AW & AH)
The laughs I had with the Fubars kept me in the game long after it became boring. Probably not more than 5 or 6 people that read these boards remember them from AW. I still get a whistful smile thinking about the fun (ever wonder where the sheep stuff came from?). :)
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Originally posted by hubsonfire
The Nomads, with their glass cockpit hax.
Nomads are ugly sheep herders.
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a little off topic tho... wondering if anyone has any old screenshots of AW3 squad rankings or not.. I can only remember who my squad CO (pop45) was.. but not the name of the squad itself... remember we were Cz tho
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The 33rd Strike Group
D.O.T.S.=Defender Of The Skies
Nomads were the funniest group.
SKT
Hornets
-SR-:aok
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Manx,Murdr,AKAK,Doody,Ruaml,Hollywood,Sixgun,Oldman,PK1,Cody,Daxx,
Griz,SNA,wep,Tern,Moggy,GreyEagle,40maw,d7maw,Vmpr,FTBS,Elf,NV555
HB555,Nowl,Cuca,GS,xbrit,Twins,COORS,Mule,Tumor,OLDmn,Shane,Checkers,wood,Lynx,Airhead,Links
Just to name a few when i flew AW.
Can you place AW name with current AH name if different?
Is Doody Skyrock? (they act and fly the same way).
Squads i remember
479th raiders,Shills, Most Wanted, 444th Mafia, 416 Lynx, De OL Onz,555 Arctic Wolves, VC33,
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Doody is not skyrock.
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Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
Ah, yes, the good old AOL days.
The Knights Who Say Ni! are still around in one form or another after coming over to AH for awhile. They're now a reasonably successful guild in World of Warcraft on the Uldum server (including old hands like Honch, Yams, Wulfi, and me).
-- Todd/Leviathn
Successfully impersonating a bunch of teenaged fairie princesses and androgynous elves, you mean?
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Originally posted by hubsonfire
Successfully impersonating a bunch of teenaged fairie princesses and androgynous elves, you mean?
Yes!
Do you have something against androgynous elves?
-- Todd/Leviathn
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
Geez, buncha kids responding...:)
The Fubars (AW & AH)
The laughs I had with the Fubars kept me in the game long after it became boring. Probably not more than 5 or 6 people that read these boards remember them from AW. I still get a whistful smile thinking about the fun (ever wonder where the sheep stuff came from?). :)
LOL....the @/ was always good for a few laughs.
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Gee...
So many known names...Great fights in WB, those were the days...We were so many at 249 RAF that we had to create 601 RAF. We formed a Wing, Tangmere Wing, with the 312, 612 and 56...I think we reached 100 in total at one point...
I remember vividly the Scanian Griffins, our WB nemesis, and JG27. And, of course, all the others before mentioned.
I can't remember exactly when I started in WB, I believe it was in 1997, and 249 already existed for a couple of years.
Never left the squadron, not even for one day. I even kept my callsign from WB...Some of our founders still fly, even that only ocasionally.
Spent 3 joysticks in 10 years.
That's all folks! all,
Sparow
249 Sqn RAF "Gold Coast"
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Originally posted by Trog
Is Doody Skyrock? (they act and fly the same way).
Doody is far more funnier than Skyrock and more original in the watermelon slinging department too.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Doody is far more funnier than Skyrock and more original in the watermelon slinging department too.
ack-ack
Is Doody in AH. Man that guy would have you pissed off and laughing at the same time. Pretty good stick too.
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He used to fly in AH and has come and gone a few times. Last time I saw him in AH was about a year ago. Heard that he plays Fighter Ace most of the time.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by storch
it is :D unlike the BoPs these guys do it with four players.
Do you have to seriously hijack every frigging thread and bring us into it?
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Originally posted by BaldEagl
Who was that AW squad wih all the cops in it?
That would be the Confederate Knights, led by Worro. A few of us are still flying in various parts of AH.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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Originally posted by doc1kelley
Do you have to seriously hijack every frigging thread and bring us into it?
poor FoSGs I'm sorry if I'm picking on you. take me to the DA and shut me up if you ain't too busy looking for lunch at the landfill.
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How boring.
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Originally posted by Sketch
Thanks Slapshot... I flew for the CAF for many years and then got stationed overseas and lost touch with flying for about 2 years. Finally got up and going again in late '03 and ended up with the AK's. SOme CAF are still around but alot are in that transistion phase.
Yo. I lurk in here sometimes. I kinda miss my NIKI "Shi" but Having fun with other games (boxed). I sometimes play AH with a deaf friend via Hamachi (a cool software program) and taught him well, he waxs me very time.
Hope you are well Sketch.. Hey, does AKs have a forum so I can drop by sometime?
Falcon
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Here u go Falcon.
http://arabian-knights.org/forum/index.php
Home page is http://arabian-knights.org
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Originally posted by AKDogg
Here u go Falcon.
http://arabian-knights.org/forum/index.php
Home page is http://arabian-knights.org
Hey thanks! I'll try to drop by tonight....
Falcon
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
The laughs I had with the Fubars kept me in the game long after it became boring. Probably not more than 5 or 6 people that read these boards remember them from AW.
I do. I guess that makes me an old fart eh? :)
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Just register. Once u register, AKAuger will give u access to the forums. Usually takes a day or so, sometimes within the hour. If I see him tonight I will let him know u are registering.
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Originally posted by AKDogg
Just register. Once u register, AKAuger will give u access to the forums. Usually takes a day or so, sometimes within the hour. If I see him tonight I will let him know u are registering.
Just registered few minutes ago. Got the first e-mail already... Haven't got the activation e-mail yet.
Falcon
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Originally posted by doc1kelley
That would be the Confederate Knights, led by Worro. A few of us are still flying in various parts of AH.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
Thanks for the memory jog.
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412th woot!
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ACCS
Sheps
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Originally posted by doc1kelley
Do you have to seriously hijack every frigging thread and bring us into it?
If he didn,t
He would have to turn in his big red nose and over sized clown shoes!
Poor Storch.
(http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3880/shakessml2ad9.gif)
Don,t worry Storch, I still think you,re funny!
Your buddy,
Boner
:aok
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Birs of Prey were started in AW classic (circa 1994) on AOL by Tiger and Dragon...they started as Knights of Justice (KoJ) and then became BoPs...back then we flew in wings and used the BOP (wing#)(flight position) designation so my CPID then was Bop2d....
We flew only in AWC RRE4 as BZ and the squads i remember fighting were the EFW, Nazgul and most importantly the =ironeagles=...man what great fights we had back then....also there was an annoying 190 pilot named HAJO (named after hans joachim) who eventually joined BoPs but i cant remember the name of the squad he flew with then...i want to say Vati was the leader and Bazi flew back then too...but memories fade..
i remember going to other arenas back then to find fights with the nomads because i liked the 38 the most and wanted to test myself...there was a good 38 pilot named vampire....
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I started AW when it was free on AOL (December 94) on my first day of internet in the household. We had a shiny new Dell computer and one of the first versions of AOL that it came with. It took me all of 5 minutes to click on "Games" and see a P-51 Mustang and big red letters spelling out Air Warrior
I joined the 444th Air Mafia shortly after bagging my first kill, LPN, taking off from an AZ base. I of course was an AZ player and was quickly educated on why it was a bad idea to shoot the blue players if I was one. *PAK* was the CO then and I flew with them including MugZ, PYRO, LPN, MDJOE and others until joining the ~U.S.M.C.~
Our rivalry with the MAWs was legendary and hands down the most fun I've ever had playing flight sims.
I was the exception rather than the rule back then as one of the youngest players. I signed up in December of '94 at the tender age of 11 and have been hooked ever since. I received $10/month allowance back then so I was able to afford my Gamestorm account when it shifted there. When it went to $15 I negotiated a raise in allowance and continued.
Played on through EA and into AH since the demise of AW in 2001. I signed up springtime of '02 for AH after not being happy with Warbirds and WWIIOL.
Since then the game has evolved, the community has developed and I have to say I long for the good old days when Bingo Fuel and Winchester calls were honored. z12345 flew the goons out of the mainlands, you could blow up Spitfire factories and one map was good enough for each arena.
I'm proud to have been in the ~U.S.M.C.~ squadron who lives on today as "Grim's Reapers" still flying for, you guessed it...Grim.
I will miss fighting the MAWs. I enjoyed fighting against xbrit in his F6F. 40MAW could make a P-51 dance and my voice was more squeaky than it is now. I grew up with this game and I wouldn't have had it any other way.
December 7th. Remember Pearl Harbor and remember Air Warrior.
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Originally posted by Grits
I do. I guess that makes me an old fart eh? :)
Yep...darn near as old as virtual dirt. :)
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Who was the AW squad with the "Croix De Fu"?
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Originally posted by DaPup
One of my favorite people to fly with from back then (besides you PK ;) ) was Airhead when I was in Airwolves with him.
I knew I was in a squad with ya DaPup, for some reson I thought it was TFC instead of Airwolves. Airhead was a riot, and was also pretty capable of starting one. I seem to recall seeing him in AH on a couple occassion, but not for any length of time. I remeber a picture of him in white leatard, pink tutu, and a hollowed out car battery for a hat.
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Originally posted by FALCONWING
Birs of Prey were started in AW classic (circa 1994) on AOL by Tiger and Dragon...they started as Knights of Justice (KoJ) and then became BoPs...back then we flew in wings and used the BOP (wing#)(flight position) designation so my CPID then was Bop2d....
We flew only in AWC RRE4 as BZ and the squads i remember fighting were the EFW, Nazgul and most importantly the =ironeagles=...man what great fights we had back then....also there was an annoying 190 pilot named HAJO (named after hans joachim) who eventually joined BoPs but i cant remember the name of the squad he flew with then...i want to say Vati was the leader and Bazi flew back then too...but memories fade..
i remember going to other arenas back then to find fights with the nomads because i liked the 38 the most and wanted to test myself...there was a good 38 pilot named vampire....
Couldn't have been 94 as all that was post 96 time frame. There was no AW Classic in 96 as it was the only AW we had :)
The multiple arenas were when AOL went away from pay by the hour.
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I used to CO a squad called -=Black Widows=- in AW on GameStorm. Mostly a bomber squad. Mucho fun with the Deathstars.
My CPID was =DooL=. Man, that was a long time ago.
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Means a lot that people still remember Shillelagh. I was blown away when I came across AW3 in Electronics Boutique around 10 years ago. Was further blown away when Hornet said that little squad I started and promptly left was still kicking, and kicking quite mightily at the time.
The ones I remember most are the Musketeers (who didn't want that --)--HANDLE---- ?), 13th TAS (Mostly thanks to Doom that I remember them), ARM, PigStompers, EFW-SOG, and Turkey Hams (just for the name!). The Damned are a given (Snowman taught me 60% of what I know).
And I'll never forget the Rat Patrol, my first AW squad when we had numbers as our main IDs in AW DOS... I was 2702 at the time. Pops and his kids and a few chums made my entry to the game so much fun. Got me up early on weekends, too with like 7am squad times on Saturdays. To this day I still get up that early on weekends and people think I'm crazy.
-AC
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Couldn't have been 94 as all that was post 96 time frame. There was no AW Classic in 96 as it was the only AW we had :)
The multiple arenas were when AOL went away from pay by the hour.
CC that...
It started on AOL in '96. Actually, I don't ever remember "AW Classic" on AOHell. I know it was on Gamestorm.
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Couldn't have been 94 as all that was post 96 time frame. There was no AW Classic in 96 as it was the only AW we had :)
The multiple arenas were when AOL went away from pay by the hour.
i started playing the year i graduated med school and began residency..so was 1994..i remember that year well :aok
my best friend in residency's brother played it and introduced me to the game...it was nothourly at that point, but was free on aol...
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Originally posted by SlapShot
Back in the AH1 days ...
M.A.W.
The Arabian Knights
Fat Drunk Bastards
Catus Air Force
USMC (Grim)
Freebirds
13th TAS
Blue Knights
Most Wanted
113th Lucky Strikes
Flying Pigs
Krait Squadron
The Damned
The Flying Circus
of those, the only one that still flys together with regularity and force is ...
The Arabian Knights
How can ya leave =Twin Engined Devils= off that one? I'd vote the TED's, BK's, FDB's, and the original III/JG2.
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Originally posted by FALCONWING
i started playing the year i graduated med school and began residency..so was 1994..i remember that year well :aok
my best friend in residency's brother played it and introduced me to the game...it was nothourly at that point, but was free on aol...
Might want to double check or did you have one of those 400 dollar AOL bills from the pay for play? :)
I know it was 96 for me and I had to explain one of those bills to the Mrs.
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Originally posted by FALCONWING
i started playing the year i graduated med school and began residency..so was 1994..i remember that year well :aok
my best friend in residency's brother played it and introduced me to the game...it was nothourly at that point, but was free on aol...
I joined the CAF in AW back before the http://WWW. It was a DOS game. You started the game, then connected by (telnet) dialup through Delphi, GEne, Chris(?), or Compuserve to the server. I think it only cost like 3-4 dollars an hour with the game costs, plus connection costs :)
AW Classic was the DOS game converted over to windows. This was done to get AW on AOL. Most of the kids refer to AW on AOL as AW1 :) Several of the CAF started a squad on AOL. We decided not to have two CAF squads on the old server and on AOL. Sturmer, Soup, Crash.. started the JG27.
After that, Kesmai joined News Corp and started GameStorm.
Gunner
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Hornets
Black Knights
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but i cant remember the name of the squad he flew with then...i want to say Vati was the leader and Bazi flew back then too...but memories fade..
Vati and Bazi, I flew with them too.. vati was a great guy. I think Bazi still plays AH.. the squad name was JV44.
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The ONLY access to AW in '94 was GEnie, it wasnt until '95 that first Delphi came along and then CRIS. '95 was also the CK/WB open Beta and I stopped flying AW then.
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Hey Falc. The squad I flew in was the Warthogs. Which now is the Nazgul.
=JIM= was the CO. we were Cz. But I also flew in a squad in FR also.
By the way I also flew on GEnie before AOL. Moxie and Hajo there....and at gamestorm.
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
CC that...
It started on AOL in '96. Actually, I don't ever remember "AW Classic" on AOHell. I know it was on Gamestorm.
Actually NB - If I remember correctly......(Highly Doubtful)
I started in aol aw that year - late 95-96'ish...when classic started it was attempted on aol and gamestorm at the same time... aol numbers dropped... and then it just was switched totally to Gamestorm...
My first kill of that obnoxious jerk FIDEL was my first day on Gamestorm..i remember it well... he was being gangbanged and I proudly picked his sorry &&& ......
:aok
Newbster
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I used to get a kick out of "The Knights Who Say NI!" in WB.
Get a bunch of them loggging in at about the same time and the buffer would be an endless string of "NI! NI!" for 5 minutes.
LOL I remember them quite well. Gave me a laugh just to see someone post about them. Many other squads that have already been mentioned. Amazing how many years have gone by. I miss a lot of those squads.
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AOL did not start advertising Air Warrior until the 3rd Quarter of 95' and then shortly there after it was opened up for "The Land of the 1,000 dweebs" ( <---- did I get that right? )
Crisis / Genie was the big cahuna and winter of 95 had the AW Winter of 95 Lecture Series......
er um, got to mention our modem speeds here, I had 900/1200/2400 I remember thinking the 4800 baud rate modem I got was kickarse.......
when AW went live on AOL early part of 96, you paid $2.00 an hour of play for the game, and it was called AW4W ( Air Warrior for Windows ) originally then became AW1 then after AW3 came out they reloaded it calling it AW Classic.....
AW2 was short lived, I do not even think it went open, I remember flying AW4W and testing AW II on Gamestorm when Gamestorm came online...
you only saw people like Brooke, Boozr, Subby, Mute, Dragon ( Dragn of the muskies ), Tiff+, DD, Chick and most old time players from DOS days playing on AW II.....then BIG WEEK came along and AW III was opened up to the masses......then both people from AOL and from Gamestorm came together right near end of AW III and Gamestorm when it went to AW Millinium version and EA came on the seen....
most knows the rest......
most other grizzled vets can fill in the details I left out......
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=TED= rocked for some time, was the first squad I joined on my second day in the arena. Still 38 lover to this day.
This game used to be sooo much fun.
:D
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Originally posted by Lazerr
=TED= rocked for some time, was the first squad I joined on my second day in the arena. Still 38 lover to this day.
This game used to be sooo much fun.
:D
Still is ya bastage! If only you had time to fly :)
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Amazing how many of us old-timers there are here. Can you say "core audience"?
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sorry for the repost of some of this stuff: have added some things......( I was in middle of editing other post, and my time ran out dang it all )
before AOL, some bills were 700/800/900 to 1200 a month combined for gameplay and internet connect fee...........
some bills for AOL AW gameplay still easily hit 700/800/900 dollars until it went to one price for as much as you wanted in a month......
AOL did not start advertising Air Warrior until the 3rd Quarter of 95' and then shortly there after it was opened up for "The Land of the 1,000 dweebs" ( <---- did I get that right? )
Crisis / Genie was the big cahuna and winter of 95 had the AW Winter of 95 Lecture Series......
er um, got to mention our modem speeds here, I had 900/1200/2400 I remember thinking the 4800 baud rate modem I got was kickarse.......
when AW went live on AOL early part of 96, you paid $2.00 an hour of play for the game, and it was called AW4W ( Air Warrior for Windows ) originally then became AW1 then after AW3 came out they reloaded it calling it AW Classic.....
AW2 was short lived, I do not even think it went open, I remember flying AW4W and testing AW II on Gamestorm when Gamestorm came online...
you only saw people like Brooke, Boozr, Subby, Mute, Rapier, Snowman, Dragn of the muskies, Tiff+, DD, Chick, Mayhem, Mage, Dose, Glint, culero, Merch, Moss, Mir+, WrW and most old time players from DOS days playing on AW II.....then BIG WEEK came along and AW III was opened up to the masses......then both people from AOL and from Gamestorm came together right near end of AW III and Gamestorm when it went to AW Millinium version and EA came on the seen....
most knows the rest......
most other grizzled vets can fill in the details I left out......
edit: btw when I made my 1st post here, I thought the thread starter was asking about Aces High Squads ( I only listed some squads that had been around along time before AH but are still in AH and was here in AH's beginning...I know I did not get them all, and most of the squads I listed mainly flew FR, I do not know that many RR squads, even though they # of RR squads I am sure grossly out weighs the # of FR squads from back then )
before AWIII , you would be doing good to get 20 people in the FR Arena at the same time......RR arenas had 2 ( ETO/PTO), then they had 2 of each , then they had 3 of each while FR arena had either ETO or PTO, and it switched monthly, until they finally gave FR 1 of each......then for BIGWEEK the BIG PAC map came and both FR and RR had the BIGPAC, but RR still had more arenas, and then and then and then.............. .....
anyways. Thank God for hitech & Pyro and Aces High......... their would be alot of lost souls out there if it wasn't for HTC......
my 1st flight in Aces High beta, 1999 Nomde and hitech and Brooke was telling me how to take off.I remember you walked from the tower to the hangar to pick your P51D, then you had to taxi to the runway....I got up in the air and tryed to fly in formation like with hitech and some other character whos name fades me at the moment,...I got lost on some terrain that had these DEEP DEEP valleys and it was wide open spaces....... I remember Nomde trying to direct me toward the AH BBS boards while I was ingame, the text scrolled so fast I never got it all wrote down LOL....it was fun to walk around back then from the tower to the OClub to the Map room to the Hangar and stuff........sometimes wish they still had that in the game..........
handle was TequilaC , until The Damned moved to Aces High in mass then I switched back to my usual TC ( from AW & WB & wwiionline) * the Damned still play other games to this day, Everquest/Everquest II, Diablo, WOW, Ashrons Call?, America's Army, Tagretware's TK & TR, WarBirds, wwiionline, IL2 forgotten battles,Fighter Ace and a lot of us are always checking out and testing new games that come online.......
Augey, JD, Ptero, GMan, Lugs, Wind and others are still around but not really active in Aces High..our members they show on the Roster for Aces high is just about 1.3rd of all Damned total at my last recollection we were near 300....
in past years of the 21st century we did gracefully lose 2 of our very respected teammates Buzzard and KGann...........
it still hits hard and even upsets me to see some other person flying Buzzards call sign in the game..........sometimes I wish HTC would lock and reserve certian game ID's to never be used again...........this is probably to much to ask for though..........
dang what a long rant, my apologies for wastin internet bandwidth........just got on a roll........
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I played in AWII but it was pretty short lived. They really lost a lot of people among all the switching from AOL (AW) to Gamestorm (AWII) to whomever hosted AWIII.
My squad was over 60 on AOL (RR Europe) and got smaller and smaller with every transition as more and more dropped out.
But anyway TC, AWII was open.
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the original III/JG2.
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who was in that squad? name is famiiliar, but there have been so many of the JG worship squads over the years........was that the one hblair was in?
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Originally posted by Nwbie
Actually NB - If I remember correctly......(Highly Doubtful)
I started in aol aw that year - late 95-96'ish...when classic started it was attempted on aol and gamestorm at the same time... aol numbers dropped... and then it just was switched totally to Gamestorm...
My first kill of that obnoxious jerk FIDEL was my first day on Gamestorm..i remember it well... he was being gangbanged and I proudly picked his sorry &&& ......
:aok
Newbster
Roger that. It was in internal beta in late '95 and opened in '96. I think I started in the beta in November or December. Fidel was there as head trainer and head Game Op. Glad you wacked him...I'm sure he deserved it!!! :D
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ASSASSins and AKs all sucked.
Especially that redneck hick Hblair. :cool: :t
But nobody could suck quite as much as the FDBs did. I remember all those nights of getting the vulch on. Those were the days.
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The Fat Drunk Bastards
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I flew with The Black Roses on Gamestorm until the day AW died. Rippe was our CO and Dart the XO. Had a lot of good wingmen HyFly, Cougar, Eagle (who's supposed to be here somewhere), BullDog, Benjammin and a bunch of others who's names escape me. My CPID was =JAG=.
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AssAssIns
They're ugly (Milenko), they smell funny (Pongo - though being a Canuck, he couldn't really help it), and they all cheat (especially Hblair). Hblair was definitely the worst, as he would never fight the FDBs with even odds. I don't think he'd ever let more than four of us dogfight with him at once before killing us all. I'm certain that had we ever been able to take him on 10 to 1 we'd have kicked is arse.
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Originally posted by Golfer
...Since then the game has evolved, the community has developed and I have to say I long for the good old days when Bingo Fuel and Winchester calls were honored. ...
Bingo fuel and Winchester were never a tradition here but more a way to put a huge "killme" neon billboard.
Chute shooting was also a tradition here until for a inexplicable reason it was removed (HALO jumping was fun).
And SOB(sanglot) still suck.
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Originally posted by TripleAA
a little off topic tho... wondering if anyone has any old screenshots of AW3 squad rankings or not.. I can only remember who my squad CO (pop45) was.. but not the name of the squad itself... remember we were Cz tho
They were the Purple Hearts.
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Hehe, got to digging through some old floppys and found 1 labeled "AW3 Last Days".
One of the films on the disk is the final fly-by and festivities including a massive group kill macro that scrolled and scrolled. :rofl
I may see if I can get the old AW front end up, view and capture the video and port it to YouTube for grins.
Regards,
Sun
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Originally posted by BaldEagl
Who was that AW squad wih all the cops in it?
That was Big-T's bunch...
JG26 was originally an RR#2 squad started by Raid. biggest "Adversary" was Lynx's bunch (416??). Also had the 82nd eliminators (VET). ZZ3 and others. When JG26 broke up many of us (STICK, YES, PILES, LAGHEAD to name a few) joined with a squad coming from "bigpac" to form 327th steel talons. I left the RR world to go FR and eventually most of the top RR sticks/squads did as well. I left AW in 99 (after the con, moss clued me in to AH there) and eventually of course most of AW followed....
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Originally posted by SOB
AssAssIns
They're ugly (Milenko), they smell funny (Pongo - though being a Canuck, he couldn't really help it), and they all cheat (especially Hblair). Hblair was definitely the worst, as he would never fight the FDBs with even odds. I don't think he'd ever let more than four of us dogfight with him at once before killing us all. I'm certain that had we ever been able to take him on 10 to 1 we'd have kicked is arse.
Of course that will forever remain an untestable hypothesis, because anytime there are more than 2-6 FDBs in the same sector (the exact number depends on K, the effective beer multiplication factor) you reach critical bastard mass, resulting in an uncontrollable squad fragging chain reaction.
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Originally posted by doc1kelley
That would be the Confederate Knights, led by Worro. A few of us are still flying in various parts of AH.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
Is Big-T still around??
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Might want to double check or did you have one of those 400 dollar AOL bills from the pay for play? :)
I know it was 96 for me and I had to explain one of those bills to the Mrs.
AW was free on AOL well before 96 I moved to Phoenix in 1990 and was still in the 1sr house we rented. We bought in early 94....so I was on AW on AOL 93 at the latest....
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Looking on the net AW on genie was $3 in late 93, AW was on AOL before Win95 came out. I started briefly in the $3 timeframe and was there almost from day one on AOL. I vaguely remember some type of premium but it wasnt anywhere near the $3/hr.
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JG54 Gruenherz (the old one, not the current one), with StSanta and Kirin :aok
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Originally posted by humble
AW was free on AOL well before 96 I moved to Phoenix in 1990 and was still in the 1sr house we rented. We bought in early 94....so I was on AW on AOL 93 at the latest....
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Looking on the net AW on genie was $3 in late 93, AW was on AOL before Win95 came out. I started briefly in the $3 timeframe and was there almost from day one on AOL. I vaguely remember some type of premium but it wasnt anywhere near the $3/hr.
Yes, there was a premium. I have a better 'mark' too look back on (was getting divorced during the move to AOL/Compuserve). I was Kesmai's head trainer from '93 until just before closing. I got the word to move to AOL/Compuserve at the '95 convention. The expansion of the product (free play and Gamestorm) were announced to employees at the '96 convention. Btw, '93 was when AW was accessable via Cris.com It was the 2nd coming of the "10,000 Dweebs" (the 1st coming was the release of Svga AW :D).
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
Yes, there was a premium. I have a better 'mark' too look back on (was getting divorced during the move to AOL/Compuserve). I was Kesmai's head trainer from '93 until just before closing. I got the word to move to AOL/Compuserve at the '95 convention. The expansion of the product (free play and Gamestorm) were announced to employees at the '96 convention. Btw, '93 was when AW was accessable via Cris.com It was the 2nd coming of the "10,000 Dweebs" (the 1st coming was the release of Svga AW :D).
You are 100% correct.
In early 1995 AW was in closed beta on AOL.
In mid 1995 AW was in open Beta and the Brewster Buffalos were formed.
In 1996 AW went public at an hourly premium. (edit: $2.00/hr)
I think in 1997 it went to Gamestorm.
I was involved with the closed Beta as "Eagle" when it went open I lost that name and NHawk (Night Hawk) was born.
(Edit: A side note... As the forum leader of Gamestorm's Furball discussion group, Ken "Yoj" Williams was probably the most visible of the Brewster Buffalos.)
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Originally posted by NHawk
You are 100% correct.
In early 1995 AW was in closed beta on AOL.
In mid 1995 AW was in open Beta and the Brewster Buffalos were formed.
In 1996 AW went public at an hourly premium. (edit: $2.00/hr)
I think in 1997 it went to Gamestorm.
I was involved with the closed Beta as "Eagle" when it went open I lost that name and NHawk (Night Hawk) was born.
(Edit: A side note... As the forum leader of Gamestorm's Furball discussion group, Ken "Yoj" Williams was probably the most visible of the Brewster Buffalos.)
I remember AW on AOL being free in 1997, wasn't until early 1998 when it went to $2.00 an hour.
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Originally posted by Atoon
I knew I was in a squad with ya DaPup, for some reason I thought it was TFC instead of Airwolves.
Yep, I was in Airwolves for quite awhile...great fun flying with those guys. I still have my Airwolves t-shirt that Airhead (?) had made up and sent out...was wearing it today lol "Don't mess with the pack" :lol
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Oh and the Flying Skillets, led by SKT. We mostly flew 38's.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
PS.. last I heard of SKT, he went to IL2 and I know he lived in New Orleans, hope he made it out of the Katrina mess!
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Squads that were memorable for me in the RR Arenas..
Sky Hogs - CO was TONG?
Flying Panthers
Purple Hearts
Hired Guns
Motley Aces
17th TFS Metal Militia
(/\)idow (\/)akers..the real ones:D
NFL ..FOOOOUUUULLL! something like that
SNA guys SNAKES
DOTS
JAG 26th?
C-Hawks
MAW
to name a few..
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the Avenging Muff Divers in AW on AOL (or was is gamestorm) has possibly the greatest squad name ever created.
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Originally posted by Jnuk
the Avenging Muff Divers in AW on AOL (or was is gamestorm) has possibly the greatest squad name ever created.
Yah, right up to the point where AOHell ToS bit them in the butt. :)
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Actually, now that I think of it the most memorable squad ever was:
The Top Gunz. :D
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Originally posted by Grits
Actually, now that I think of it the most memorable squad ever was:
The Top Gunz. :D
BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Now that squad knew how to have fun. :D
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Originally posted by MotleyCH
Squads that were memorable for me in the RR Arenas..
Sky Hogs - CO was TONG?
Flying Panthers
Purple Hearts
Hired Guns
Motley Aces
17th TFS Metal Militia
(/\)idow (\/)akers..the real ones:D
NFL ..FOOOOUUUULLL! something like that
SNA guys SNAKES
DOTS
JAG 26th?
C-Hawks
MAW
to name a few..
-=Most Wanted=- Doody, Myself were CO's (I took over after Doody left)
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Originally posted by TripleAA
Ive been off and on flight sims for about 15 years now.. I dont remember the squad names.. mostly the pilots that everyone would announce were in the area... From AW3 RuAmL's and SNRA's were some that we all took notice of
Ahhh good ol RuAmL,I found a Rott and named him RuAmL just so I could come home from work n give the dog a kick.
Flying Tigers 130th AW3
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Originally posted by humble
Is Big-T still around??
I don't remember a Big-T but we did have a Tex. Worro was the CO of the squad. It was an all cop squad and their immediate family. I remember the hundreds of times having to defend the name after accusations that we were racist, which was entirely unfounded as we had whites, blacks, hispanics, italian, irish, and jewish members of the squad. It was just a name as cops were referred to as "Blue Knights" and the squad was founded by members in the south and they took the name "Confederate", not even thinking about the ramifications of the name.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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Originally posted by sNiPeR
Ahhh good ol RuAmL,I found a Rott and named him RuAmL just so I could come home from work n give the dog a kick.
Flying Tigers 130th AW3
That reminds me of PUMAR, a Scotish man who would consistently hunt down Doody and RuAmL and kill them with a mosquito or a Vader (A-26). It was awesome to hear em whine about it. He had a macro along the lines of "Killed by a Haggis Basher".
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
AirWarrior Squads:
Intruders
BoP
Confederate Knights
Flying Skillets
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Originally posted by doc1kelley
I don't remember a Big-T
Big-T, BigR, kitty, were the Mighty Fluff or something of the sort.......
flew FR arena, flew P38s, and some others I think from the Nomad's flew with them as well........
another squad that came along somewhere in that 95/96 time was the Skulls...um Whels, Pancake, runway, Bama, Egger ( some of the Damned members had helped join up and form this squad then split away ), and formed another squd well Bama and Egger did......
have not seen or heard from Bama in a long time,
whels went to the ACCS then he was in the MOL here, then finally joined us in the Damned......
Snowman had formed the Eagles squadrons for FR & RR with CrazyHorse COing the RR division and Snowman COing the FR squad ( was 3 squads total as one )
remeber Lace, have not seen or heard from her in years........ nor have seen our Damned Kanth around in a long time, or Sassie....or Sally.....used to be a good bit of women/female players....... anyone remeber Mutha or Dana ??? ( Mutha and Dana were not female players btw.just some very good flyers )
you all know we could talk about his subject for years and never get it all down on paper......
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The first squad I flew with way back (many beers and years ago) was the Warthogs in AW when it was free on AOL. Later the Motley Aces then MAW and then KO and I started the 68th and the squad is still flying strong today!!
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Originally posted by humble
Is Big-T still around??
you can find him at news.bigweek.org/bigweek.general
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Originally posted by TequilaChaser
Big-T, BigR, kitty, were the Mighty Fluff or something of the sort.......
flew FR arena, flew P38s, and some others I think from the Nomad's flew with them as well........
another squad that came along somewhere in that 95/96 time was the Skulls...um Whels, Pancake, runway, Bama, Egger ( some of the Damned members had helped join up and form this squad then split away ), and formed another squd well Bama and Egger did......
have not seen or heard from Bama in a long time,
whels went to the ACCS then he was in the MOL here, then finally joined us in the Damned......
Snowman had formed the Eagles squadrons for FR & RR with CrazyHorse COing the RR division and Snowman COing the FR squad ( was 3 squads total as one )
remeber Lace, have not seen or heard from her in years........ nor have seen our Damned Kanth around in a long time, or Sassie....or Sally.....used to be a good bit of women/female players....... anyone remeber Mutha or Dana ??? ( Mutha and Dana were not female players btw.just some very good flyers )
you all know we could talk about his subject for years and never get it all down on paper......
Don't forget Homer :) He was with the Skulls. That was my first squad in 96 prior to forming the Nomads. Mav was the CO then. Homer, Cakes, Trap, Shiva etc. They kind of splintered when some went to FR and many of us newbie types weren't ready for it.
Can't forget Subbie either.
As for the AOL days, the boards were part of the fun. Great fun for the Nomads to keep Fidel and Homer busy as moderators :)
There was another moderator I remember too. DaLemming :)
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Originally posted by TequilaChaser
remeber Lace, have not seen or heard from her in years........ nor have seen our Damned Kanth around in a long time, or Sassie....or Sally.....used to be a good bit of women/female players.......
Sally is a guy.
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Originally posted by myelo
Sally is a guy.
I wonder how many folks remember the infamous "Fuxie" the flygirl :)
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Might want to double check or did you have one of those 400 dollar AOL bills from the pay for play? :)
I know it was 96 for me and I had to explain one of those bills to the Mrs.
By a raise of hands.... Who maxed out thier credit card(s)?
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You guys are making me jealous. Only been around 3-4 years, and find myself wishing I was in the loop for all that community and camaraderie.
On the other hand, seeing how many of you guys remember flying 13 years ago...I now have a NEW excuse for dying!
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Can't forget Subbie either.
As for the AOL days, the boards were part of the fun. Great fun for the Nomads to keep Fidel and Homer busy as moderators :)
Last I heard, Subbie sold her business and moved back to CA. She is livin' large. :)
I don't know about Homer, but Fidel didn't mod the boards. He did mod the arenas. For a long time, he was the only mod for AW.
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Originally posted by Sketch
By a raise of hands.... Who maxed out thier credit card(s)?
I never did. But, I do know folks that had 4 digit bills more than once.
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Almost got a divorce over the first credit card Bill. Finally got a divorce over the second one though.
It was worth it. Got rid of wife ack and had more free time :aok
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Originally posted by Sketch
By a raise of hands.... Who maxed out thier credit card(s)?
I melted more that one credit card in those days. The highest bill I had was somewhere in the $400 range, but I had to pay $13/hr because GEnie was $6/hr and I had to call LD which was $7/hr. I dont have much (any) sympathy for folks who whine about "I pay my $16 I want this or that". I used to pay each hour what we pay for a whole month for AH.
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Originally posted by Hawser
I remember the professionalism of the pilots back in AW days and early AH days. We used to have more mature and professional pilots back then.
From what I have been hearing, it seems AH2 is starting to be geared to a more younger crowd (15 to 18 years old).
I really hope this community can change back to what it used to be.
Being 18, but a bit odd by teenager standards, I agree 100%.
And I liked it better when I first started playing in Dec. '05 (admittedly not very long ago)
I keep wondering..."Where did the fun go?"
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This is the Good Old Days! The fun is still there, just different.
Back in the days of pay by the hour, I limited my flying to an hour for squad night, and an hour on the weekend. This ended up being around $30 a month. But back then, I filmed every flight, reviewed each flight and kept a log of every flight. Since I couldn't afford flying all the time, I spent the time reviewing what I did, and discussing it on the message boards.
Today you can just keep playing untill your eyes bug out :) I think my old habbits are one of the reasons I still fly. I limit my time on-line, and review films. But I do it so I will not get burnt out and I can enjoy the game for a long time to come.
I found my old log files, man it was fun reading these again :)
Gunner
I'm not here for a long time, just a good time...
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Gunner...
I know what you mean. I was limited to $75 per month. So, I did plane art and a hardcopy newsletter (Inspired by the Fubar newsletter). Heck, for me, the downfall of AW started when they dropped the fee from $6 per to $3. Flat rate made it even worse. There in lies the real problem with the 'community'. Back in the day, it was expense (there in exclusive) and because of the expense...people found other game related things to do. Many of those things enhanced the game for everyone.
Today, its pay your $15 per and spend your spare time pissing 'n' moaning about things like maps. Oh well, I guess that is progress. :D
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Wow!!.....So many great squads to remember from AW.
RTC
USMC
RAF
555th <-----Rivals
444th Mafia <----- Rivals
Regulators
Kraits Squadron
Black Widows
1st Nasty
Widow Makers
38 Specials
Motley Aces
De Old Onz
I know there are many I left off, sorry guys.
I was CO of MAW. We held our own in AW.
Some of you might get a kick out of this. Below is a link to our old AW website. Check the roster. You may see some names you recognize here in AH.
http://www.datamedics.com/2ndmaw/
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
I never did. But, I do know folks that had 4 digit bills more than once.
/raises_hand
hey dere
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Furball`s Sqeaker Circus is one i will always remmeber
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Bama....now there is a name I remember....I flew for the Az as "Twr" and had many a memorable fight with him in F6F's. Squad I was in VMF214 I believe.
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
Heck, for me, the downfall of AW started when they dropped the fee from $6 per to $3. Flat rate made it even worse.
I've thought that for a long time NB but I was always afraid to say it out loud. Back then I think the only "squeaker" we had was Shadow Demon, and he was well behaved other than asking for the Me163 all the time.
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TC you mention sassy and Bama.
Its a longshot but they are both in FA. If they are the same people Bama has been part of the Banzai squadron since FA2.5 or earlier. I shot him down in MKOTS only last tuesday.
Sassy is still about the old mare I was in the same squad as her called TEA (The Empire Aces) circa 2001-02 now she has traitored and in some JG luft squad.
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Originally posted by Grits
I've thought that for a long time NB but I was always afraid to say it out loud. Back then I think the only "squeaker" we had was Shadow Demon, and he was well behaved other than asking for the Me163 all the time.
:lol
You obviously weren't at the '92 con. That kid was a parent's worst nightmare. He spent the weekend ordering his father around like a servant and whining.
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Originally posted by sparow
Gee...
So many known names...Great fights in WB, those were the days...We were so many at 249 RAF that we had to create 601 RAF. We formed a Wing, Tangmere Wing, with the 312, 612 and 56...I think we reached 100 in total at one point...
I remember vividly the Scanian Griffins, our WB nemesis, and JG27. And, of course, all the others before mentioned.
I can't remember exactly when I started in WB, I believe it was in 1997, and 249 already existed for a couple of years.
Never left the squadron, not even for one day. I even kept my callsign from WB...Some of our founders still fly, even that only ocasionally.
Spent 3 joysticks in 10 years.
That's all folks! all,
Sparow
249 Sqn RAF "Gold Coast"
Yep, it was great being an 249th member, i must say we were an bunch of very skilled players :) , i remember the Tamgmere wing too hehe. As for Scanian Griffins, i remember -rudu- (rubber duck?) and 2b2b i think from that squad.
I have to make an shoutout to the 900th Bloody Jaguars from Warbirds also, was my first squad i joined. And there were some really cool dudes there.
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I should add that not a single AirWarriorite squad is memorable for me.
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Originally posted by straffo
I should add that not a single AirWarriorite squad is memorable for me.
SOK...I doubt if any of them know you. I sure don't. :)
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DE'OL'ONZ
Snakes
479th
SOGz/Pigstompers
The original Widow Makers (the -> guys)
Gravediggers
4 Wing
-=GhostRiders=-
56th
BoPs
NEV's squad (don't remember what RCAF it was)
Navy Seals
81st
38 Special Eds :)
MAWs
Eliminators
Steel Talons
Flying Tigers
-=Most Wanted=- which was originally started by DOODY, VRM, and myself in summer '98.
Sealed Fate
DFA
Honestly there's too many to remember from AW lol
Out of all of those, I'm sure anyone who has played AW, has been in one of those squads at one point in time or another. And out of those squads from AW, with the exception of a few, are still together in one way shape or form.
And they all for the most part, were extremely good in their day. A lot of squads, like a lot of members in -=MW=- that are still together from AW, isn't actually here for the game anymore. They're here because of the people who has been a small part of their life for X amount of years, whether they're in the same squad or even on the same country, it's nice to see people and continue to play this game with those who you've known for so many years.
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
SOK...I doubt if any of them know you. I sure don't. :)
Like I care :)
Just look at this thread it degenerated in the usual AW best of.
That's just sad.
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Originally posted by straffo
Like I care :)
Just look at this thread it degenerated in the usual AW best of.
That's just sad.
So it was talking about squads folks remember.
There are a lot of old AW types here.
We talked about those squads.
Don't recall anyone saying it was AW best of.
Feeling a tad bit of an inferiority complex?
Lighten up a bit. We're just talking and lots of us share that part of the online flight sim history.
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Well , I was perhaps a bit harsh.
I tried to point something I noted since the AW influx ,when I can't disagree with old geezer sharing souvenir (*) it always end the same for me AW vets take precedence over AH vets.
Look at golfer comment about Bingo and Winchester and my answer, before the massive arrival of AW veteran a tradition existed (or was starting) in AH ,all was stopped when the AW vet came,substituting your traditions to our (in game and in forum) something changed but "c'est la vie".
It's this appropriation I'm criticizing ,not that I'm against you or any AW veteran.
Btw you will be allways AH newbies ;) ,as I** recognize the vet. status to AH beta1 player only (the ones who took the time to lean me how to die gracefully:D)
* don't take it bad I'm a kind of old geezer too :D
** and myself alone :p
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Originally posted by straffo
Well , I was perhaps a bit harsh.
I tried to point something I noted since the AW influx ,when I can't disagree with old geezer sharing souvenir (*) it always end the same for me AW vets take precedence over AH vets.
Look at golfer comment about Bingo and Winchester and my answer, before the massive arrival of AW veteran a tradition existed (or was starting) in AH ,all was stopped when the AW vet came,substituting your traditions to our (in game and in forum) something changed but "c'est la vie".
It's this appropriation I'm criticizing ,not that I'm against you or any AW veteran.
Btw you will be allways AH newbies ;) ,as I** recognize the vet. status to AH beta1 player only (the ones who took the time to lean me how to die gracefully:D)
* don't take it bad I'm a kind of old geezer too :D
** and myself alone :p
:cool:
Well without AW you wouldn't have had WB or AH. If my memory serves me, Hitech and Pyro were AW types long long ago in a civilization far far away.
All the best...
Jay
awDoc1:cool:
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I found SKT. He's playing EVE Online now. I'll try and point him to this thread Doc and let him know you're looking for him if you like.
Good to see 4 Wing and 416 Lynx making the old AW cuts. We still exist, however not here anymore (well...not right now). Good memories of Airwarrior, however I must say...Aces High kicks it's arse.
Originally posted by doc1kelley
Oh and the Flying Skillets, led by SKT. We mostly flew 38's.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
PS.. last I heard of SKT, he went to IL2 and I know he lived in New Orleans, hope he made it out of the Katrina mess!
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Originally posted by TheManx
I found SKT. He's playing EVE Online now. I'll try and point him to this thread Doc and let him know you're looking for him if you like.
Good to see 4 Wing and 416 Lynx making the old AW cuts. We still exist, however not here anymore (well...not right now). Good memories of Airwarrior, however I must say...Aces High kicks it's arse.
ManX old bud! Thanks and I'm glad to know that SKT is alive and well as I was worried about his welfare since he lived in the stricken area in NO, weezieanna. Tell him I said HI and a lot of his old squaddies are still here.
All the Best...
Jay
awDoc1
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Originally posted by Capt.Joe
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:aok
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Originally posted by straffo
Btw you will be allways AH newbies ;) ,as I** recognize the vet. status to AH beta1 player only (the ones who took the time to lean me how to die gracefully:D)
Well, if this is your criteria....then you are a noob to me, since I was in the alpha. :)
BTW, there were plenty of AW vets here before the AW shutdown.
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Originally posted by Mr No Name
Nomads from Airwarrior... I hated/loved flying against those +Guys+
Were the Nomads "+" guys, too?
We =GHOSTS= used + signs in our CPID's, as well.
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Originally posted by Enduro
Were the Nomads "+" guys, too?
We =GHOSTS= used + signs in our CPID's, as well.
Nomads were the original +Guys.
There was a bunch that later used +Guy+ and eventually some that used the single + in front.
Caused a bit of confusion when names started showing up that we didn't recognize :)
(+Tiff in those days)
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Originally posted by Guppy35
Nomads were the original +Guys.
There was a bunch that later used +Guy+ and eventually some that used the single + in front.
Caused a bit of confusion when names started showing up that we didn't recognize :)
(+Tiff in those days)
Ah, well, I personally never heard any *****in' about it; so, thanks for being cordial about it.
Yea, I remember that CPID (+Tiff). :)
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
Well, if this is your criteria....then you are a noob to me, since I was in the alpha. :)
BTW, there were plenty of AW vets here before the AW shutdown.
Lucky punk :)
I've nothing against AW vets I know some like Vermilion played AW before AH.
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Originally posted by Maniac
Yep, it was great being an 249th member, i must say we were an bunch of very skilled players :) , i remember the Tamgmere wing too hehe. As for Scanian Griffins, i remember -rudu- (rubber duck?) and 2b2b i think from that squad.
Nice to hear from you, old chap! Still on our roster you know? LOL!
Sorry, forgot to mention the 900th Bloody Jaguars and also 101 Red Israeli from Warbirds, though chaps!
Take care and we're keeping your kite ready, don't forget!
Sparrow
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Originally posted by Killjoy2
I've been playing since WB 1.xx (who remembers anymore).
I really miss some of the old squads. It seems they just fade away like old soldiers.
The Flying Pigs of WB's
Some of the best pilots and programmers in the business.
Its great to be remembered.
I was formerly "Shogun" and I started flying with the Pigs a few months before Confirmed Kill changed its name to Warbirds.
If I can get my kids to give me a little time, I'd love to start flying again, I guess time will tell.
Dopey
(http://skyoungquist.home.mchsi.com/piglogo.gif)
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Krusty,
I flew with Nim, he's our old squad's CO's son (Curly) and he was going to law school. He has since graduated, gotten married I believe and now lives in Washington DC. He and most of the old squad went over to play WOW a couple of years ago. I miss a lot of the old guys, AKCurly, AKIron, AKNimitz, AKOwl, the list goes on, all of them are playing WOW now I think. But the new batch of AK's are just as fair and honest and have resumed the old tradition of changing countries each month, which gives us an opportunity to get aquainted with and make friends with almost everyone. By the way, a squad I haven't seen mentioned is the 327th, I flew with them in AW1,2 & 3 and now they are here in AH. They are a great bunch of guys and many including Piles have been flying on line longer than I can remember.
AKwoodee
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Originally posted by WOOD1
By the way, a squad I haven't seen mentioned is the 327th, I flew with them in AW1,2 & 3 and now they are here in AH. They are a great bunch of guys and many including Piles have been flying on line longer than I can remember.
umm.... very 1st page of this thread woody......
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I am disappointed that nobody mentioned the DoW (Dogz of war) I know we where a pain to some of you AW squads.
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I have no clue if anyone had mentioned the 364th C-Hawks
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Originally posted by doc1kelley
:cool:
Well without AW you wouldn't have had WB or AH. If my memory serves me, Hitech and Pyro were AW types long long ago in a civilization far far away.
All the best...
Jay
awDoc1:cool:
Quite true. This genre began with Kelton and crew and all roads lead back to those roots. That's not a bad thing though. One history doesn't supplant another, rather they're all part of the same history. From AW onwards these folks have made some pretty important contributions to online gaming, as have the squads and players that supported them along the way.
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Until we started taking in true newbies, we always ranked in the top three each month......
We have excellent fighters, bombers, and GV'ers. We take a lot of real estate in a month.
By the way, we are recruiting :)
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RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAaa
The Screaming Meanies!
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cool...
I can remember the rivalry between the 33rd and the Shills..Man that was good times.. I was -WN- as a shill, then NUTTZ as a 33rd Then AKNUTTZ, ( along with many shades accounts ScruU comes to mind) I guess i'm an AW/AH slut. I've been around the block a few times
NUTTZ
Originally posted by WOOD1
Krusty,
I flew with Nim, he's our old squad's CO's son (Curly) and he was going to law school. He has since graduated, gotten married I believe and now lives in Washington DC. He and most of the old squad went over to play WOW a couple of years ago. I miss a lot of the old guys, AKCurly, AKIron, AKNimitz, AKOwl, the list goes on, all of them are playing WOW now I think. But the new batch of AK's are just as fair and honest and have resumed the old tradition of changing countries each month, which gives us an opportunity to get aquainted with and make friends with almost everyone. By the way, a squad I haven't seen mentioned is the 327th, I flew with them in AW1,2 & 3 and now they are here in AH. They are a great bunch of guys and many including Piles have been flying on line longer than I can remember.
AKwoodee
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Originally posted by CanDoKevin
I am disappointed that nobody mentioned the DoW (Dogz of war) I know we where a pain to some of you AW squads.
I remember the Iron Dogs but not the Dogz of War.
ack-ack
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Originally posted by CanDoKevin
I am disappointed that nobody mentioned the DoW (Dogz of war) I know we where a pain to some of you AW squads.
If I recall, DoW were flying in the late 80's on GEnie, in the original AW. I also remember having Korea war nights with F-86's and MIG-15's. Think we can talk HiTech into getting us some F-86's?
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DOW is a great squad. I enjoy flying with them.
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Originally posted by CanDoKevin
I am disappointed that nobody mentioned the DoW (Dogz of war) I know we where a pain to some of you AW squads.
I remember the DOW. The were my favorite RR chew toys. Yah CanDo...I remember you also. :)
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Originally posted by NoBaddy
:lol
You obviously weren't at the '92 con. That kid was a parent's worst nightmare. He spent the weekend ordering his father around like a servant and whining.
Ow! I just had a horrible flashback to that.. wow what you can remember when prompted.. :eek:
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Originally posted by TequilaChaser
umm.....
Nightmares VMF-101 ( BFD & FD was missing on that roster, hmm?
Don't worry TC, we are still around. Nightmares maxed out the 32 person limit and opened a second wing, FD and I are in the second group. FD is still pretty regular, I pop in every once in awhile ;). Thanks for the mention, brought back some good memories of the Training Corps.
Cya Up!
Dawg