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Title: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on March 16, 2009, 10:14:50 PM: History

In WW2, this Bomb Group was short-lived. Founded in 1944, it was created for strategic bombing in Germany. The 457th participated in high altitude sorties and is responsible for destroying key factories and refineries in Germany. They were well-known for their silver B-17s. They did not apply paint on their bombers, as it decreased drag and weight, and increased aerodynamics. The 457th BG were also one of the fastest flying B-17 bomb groups of WW2. The group was deactivated in 1945.

In 2001, the 457th "Air Expeditionary Group" was reactivated and are currently flying the B-52H Stratofortress. They are participating in the War on Terror.

In Aces High

This squad consists of pilots that like to work together. We currently fly for the Rooks. The squad vox is channel 128. The squad primarily flies in the Late War Main Arenas. We are currently under developement, as this is a prototype bomb squadron. The 457th BG is designed to do joint operations with the 100th BG "Bloody Hundredth". The squad is young, but is coming along very nicely.

Operation

We specialize in "strategic bombing". Our squad crate is the B-17G. We usually set our target altitude above 20K feet. We hit such targets as cities, refineries, and bases. Most of our sorties range from 200 miles to 400 miles in a single flight. The 457th BG operates on a democratic system. This means that the voice of the squad determines the 457th's next move. We are not limited to bombing, however... we fly all planes and drive all vehicles.

Trademark

You may have seen us in the arenas from time to time. We are recognized by our "AE" squad tags in our GameID. The "AE" stands for Air Expeditionary. If you have been flying for the Knights or Bishops, you may have also seen a cloud of silver B-17s dropping bombs on your head!

Prospective Members

As of right now, we are recruiting! For more details, please visit our website at:
http://457thbombardmentgroup.web.officelive.com/default.aspx

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/exodus2243/ah27.jpg)
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on March 16, 2009, 10:34:57 PM: PS: We also use TeamSpeak. It is an application much like Ventrilo, or MSN. Anytime you see us on, you can bet your butt we are on TS. Dont know what TS is? Go to www.teamspeak.com and check it out.
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: MjTalon on March 17, 2009, 12:37:34 PM: Class act squadron the 457th are :salute
Look to see you boys in those bombers quite soon. My Wurger is outta commission, getting serviced. :P

:salute
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on March 20, 2009, 08:03:26 PM: I'm not a fighter pilot, that's for sure. :D

I have a couple of questions though:

How old do you have to be?
Do you order players as if they are dogs?
Does this squad have FSO?
Does it require that you have to be at every event?

If this is:
13+
NO
Time to Time
NO

Then i'd like to join. :)

-FYB
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on March 21, 2009, 09:25:25 PM: Forget it, i changed my mind.

:salute

-FYB
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on March 22, 2009, 10:22:40 AM: FYB,

We do not have an age limit in order to join. All we ask is that you are mature, and are willing to participate in squad operations. We are a pretty laid back squad. Our squad nights are Fridays 7pm-11pm eastern time. We dont expect everyone to attend squad night, as some of us are working and going to college. Real life comes first. Aces High comes next! :D

Also, we try to make our sorties as realistic as possible. We do formation flying and strategic bombing. Our operational altitude for our bomb runs exceed 20k feet. As I am the CO, I never treat anyone like dogs. I always let the squad decide what they want to do.

If you have any more questions, please contact me whenever you can!

:salute
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on March 22, 2009, 01:01:53 PM: Quote from: Plazus on March 22, 2009, 10:22:40 AM
FYB,

We do not have an age limit in order to join. All we ask is that you are mature, and are willing to participate in squad operations. We are a pretty laid back squad. Our squad nights are Fridays 7pm-11pm eastern time. We dont expect everyone to attend squad night, as some of us are working and going to college. Real life comes first. Aces High comes next! :D

Also, we try to make our sorties as realistic as possible. We do formation flying and strategic bombing. Our operational altitude for our bomb runs exceed 20k feet. As I am the CO, I never treat anyone like dogs. I always let the squad decide what they want to do.

If you have any more questions, please contact me whenever you can!

:salute
THEN COUNT ME IN! :D

-FYB
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on March 22, 2009, 08:50:23 PM: Check PMs FYB. :aok
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on March 22, 2009, 11:37:46 PM: Quote from: Plazus on March 22, 2009, 08:50:23 PM
Check PMs FYB. :aok
Copy

-FYB
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on April 01, 2009, 10:01:41 AM: The 457th now welcomes AEBomber and AETen60 to the crew! :salute
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Ciaphas on April 01, 2009, 10:31:56 AM: I snapped this photo two weeks ago during an airshow at Luke AFB AZ.

Did you know that this particular tail number never saw combat during WWII? It was assigned to the pacific AOR but was never used in a raid. It was used for fighting forest fires, dropping relief supplies and a few other jobs before it was made a hanger queen at Davis-Monthan AFB. it was then donated to the Commemorative AF and fly's about 80 barn storming shows a year along side it's many airshows in North America and Canada.

I got to watch this beast take the pattern, airfield fly-by, land, taxi and engine shut down. I also got to watch the servicing of this bird. Was an amazing site! :rock

Cheers,
Ciaphas

(http://fc24.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/081/2/f/B_17_Flying_Fortress_by_David_Polensky.jpg)
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: StokesAk on April 01, 2009, 03:00:35 PM: Good Group of Guys. :aok
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on April 04, 2009, 01:16:57 AM: (http://members.bellatlantic.net/%7Emachenry/wldhrecrwx.JPG)
L to R (1) BENNY J. BIGLEY 1ST LT (2) JAMES W. FORD CPL. APMG (3) FLOYD N. HENDERSON CPL. AG (4) LEO LAWLER CPL. CG (5) THOMAS E. BRINES 2ND LT (6) CHARLES P. KIETH F/O (7) RUDOLFH G. WARNER III F/O (seated) (8) ROBERT E. HALL CPL. CG (9) DELBERT S. SCHAWB CPL. ROMG and B-17G "THE WILD HARE" 457th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, Glatton, England.

You see silver in the sky,
We see ants on the ground,
You look twice and now there's a ton of green things,
We look down again and see our green bombs,
Going boom in your face.

Poetry by,
FYB

-FYB
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on April 04, 2009, 10:04:23 AM: Haha! I love that poem... Thats an instant classic. :rofl
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on April 04, 2009, 10:07:21 AM: Quote from: Ciaphas on April 01, 2009, 10:31:56 AM
I snapped this photo two weeks ago during an airshow at Luke AFB AZ.

Did you know that this particular tail number never saw combat during WWII? It was assigned to the pacific AOR but was never used in a raid. It was used for fighting forest fires, dropping relief supplies and a few other jobs before it was made a hanger queen at Davis-Monthan AFB. it was then donated to the Commemorative AF and fly's about 80 barn storming shows a year along side it's many airshows in North America and Canada.

I got to watch this beast take the pattern, airfield fly-by, land, taxi and engine shut down. I also got to watch the servicing of this bird. Was an amazing site! :rock

Cheers,
Ciaphas

(http://fc24.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/081/2/f/B_17_Flying_Fortress_by_David_Polensky.jpg)

Hey thanks for the picture! And yes, I have done some research on the Sentimental Journey. Too bad it never flew in combat, but its a beautiful plane nonetheless. I wouldnt mind seeing that plane in Aces High sometime. I hope the HTC staff wouldnt mind having that plane skin in the game.
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on April 09, 2009, 11:58:17 PM: Here goes to show you can't hide from our 50's inside your "bullet"-proof glass. :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fCZvOHd5dg

And, these two!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bSoRIG4PnM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgn7MUp6UxA&feature=related

-FYB
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: MjTalon on April 22, 2009, 12:11:42 PM: Friendly Bump 457th. :salute
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: MjTalon on May 29, 2009, 04:53:25 PM: Free bump for the 457th. :aok
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Penguin on June 17, 2009, 07:14:58 PM: I would like to join, but do I have to brand myself with AE? I don't think that AEPenguin will fit. But, if I don't have to, I would love to join your squad! :rock :pray :salute

-Penguin
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on June 17, 2009, 08:45:41 PM: Quote from: Penguin on June 17, 2009, 07:14:58 PM
I would like to join, but do I have to brand myself with AE? I don't think that AEPenguin will fit. But, if I don't have to, I would love to join your squad! :rock :pray :salute

-Penguin

I am sorry sir, but the 457th bg is no longer in service. We have merged with the 82nd FG "Adorimini". We fly P38s now, and if youre interested, just post a request in the 82nd FG thread!

:salute
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: frank3 on June 25, 2009, 09:44:48 AM: Your squad certainly wears the nicest colors for a B-17, <S> 457th!
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: ACE on June 25, 2009, 09:50:56 AM: GL ! :aok
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on June 30, 2009, 05:59:00 PM: Quote from: Plazus on June 17, 2009, 08:45:41 PM
I am sorry sir, but the 457th bg is no longer in service. We have merged with the 82nd FG "Adorimini". We fly P38s now, and if youre interested, just post a request in the 82nd FG thread!

:salute
That's a darn shame.
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: Plazus on June 30, 2009, 08:55:58 PM: Quote from: FYB on June 30, 2009, 05:59:00 PM
That's a darn shame.

Ah, but if only you could see the beauty of pwning people while flying the 38s. Trust me, once you get the hang of the Lightning, youll fly it over and over again!
Title: Re: 457th BG Now Recruiting!!!
Post by: FYB on July 14, 2009, 12:41:46 AM: Quote from: Plazus on June 30, 2009, 08:55:58 PM
Ah, but if only you could see the beauty of pwning people while flying the 38s. Trust me, once you get the hang of the Lightning, youll fly it over and over again!
I encourage and admire your choice, but that Big Silver Beauty is still my best horse. Ride it out of anything, or anywhere, don't matter.

<S> Plazus