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Title: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: CAP1 on December 26, 2012, 10:19:40 PM
guys, i apologize for being a bit late getting this out. i should've done it before christmas, but i was running like a loon, trying to get everyones cars donw before the holidaze....then spent yesterday at my cousins with family, and eating about a weeks worth of food in a single day.

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

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

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

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

Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: ink on December 27, 2012, 01:05:09 AM
guys, i apologize for being a bit late getting this out. i should've done it before christmas, but i was running like a loon, trying to get everyones cars donw before the holidaze....then spent yesterday at my cousins with family, and eating about a weeks worth of food in a single day.

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

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

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

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



I do :aok

it is not what most people think
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: STXAce8 on December 27, 2012, 09:07:36 AM
I wish I was in Russia.  :noid
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: tunnelrat on December 27, 2012, 09:09:21 AM
I didn't know, but I do now!

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

Looking forward to the FSO!

Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: CAP1 on December 27, 2012, 09:12:07 AM
I didn't know, but I do now!

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

Looking forward to the FSO!



 you're close.......... :devil

 also.....does anyone know who designed the "flying tiger" that's on the side? or how many p40's were operational at any given time? the answer to the second one shocked me.
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: Stampf on December 27, 2012, 09:24:51 AM


III./JG11 - updated.

Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: USAFCAPcTSgt on December 27, 2012, 07:40:34 PM
guys, i apologize for being a bit late getting this out. i should've done it before christmas, but i was running like a loon, trying to get everyones cars donw before the holidaze....then spent yesterday at my cousins with family, and eating about a weeks worth of food in a single day.



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



I know it belongs to the House of the Mouse.
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: CAP1 on December 27, 2012, 07:53:11 PM

III./JG11 - updated.



 thank you sir!  :aok
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: CAP1 on December 28, 2012, 09:36:45 PM
shameless bump. i see a few squads haven't updated their side/ride preferences. it's 10:45pm friday dec. 28, 2012. i'm going to wait till tomorrow night(12-29-2012) to do assignments, to give you guys time to update. as soon as i'm home from work, they're getting done, and will be sent out. please update, ASAP.

 thanks guys!!
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: ELD66 on December 28, 2012, 11:05:00 PM
Ak's Updated
 :salute
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: razmataz on December 29, 2012, 02:17:30 PM
Gunfighters updated, I apologise if I'm to late. :salute
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: Edgar on December 29, 2012, 09:41:10 PM
No changes for the VMF-222.

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Edgar
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: CAP1 on December 29, 2012, 09:58:29 PM
raz...i ain't perfect......it's ok.  :aok

 thanks edgar!

 i'll be posting side assignments/cic duties shortly. before i pass out for the night tonight. objectives will be out by tomorrow afternoon.
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: amulford on December 30, 2012, 12:36:22 PM
Quote
i bet no one knows where the tigers got their sharks teeth from. 

The British in North Africa. "The Sunday edition of the “Times of India” carried a color photo in its magazine section of an RAF plane in North Africa with the shark mouth painted on it. It was an instantaneous hit with our whole group and within days all our planes were adorned with it. It fit the P-40 perfectly."
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: ink on December 30, 2012, 04:52:05 PM
The British in North Africa. "The Sunday edition of the “Times of India” carried a color photo in its magazine section of an RAF plane in North Africa with the shark mouth painted on it. It was an instantaneous hit with our whole group and within days all our planes were adorned with it. It fit the P-40 perfectly."

does not sound correct......as far as I know....(I am no expert) but I am pretty sure the shark mouth comes from someone seeing it on a 110.....Yes I was surprised when I read that.......I don't remember where I read it, I read it when I was doing research for the P40 skins I did.
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: CAP1 on December 30, 2012, 06:05:06 PM
does not sound correct......as far as I know....(I am no expert) but I am pretty sure the shark mouth comes from someone seeing it on a 110.....Yes I was surprised when I read that.......I don't remember where I read it, I read it when I was doing research for the P40 skins I did.

THAT'S how you knew!!  i was shocked as well. i'll see if i kept the page when i visited it. i found it doing research for this setup.  :aok

 found it.....

AVG fighter aircraft were painted with a large shark face on the front of the aircraft. This was done after pilots saw a photograph of a P-40 of No. 112 Squadron RAF in North Africa,[11] which in turn had adopted the shark face from German pilots of the Luftwaffe's ZG 76 heavy fighter wing, flying Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters in Crete. (The AVG nose-art is variously credited to Charles Bond[12] and Erik Shilling.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Tigers

scroll half way fdown left side.

 
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: Stampf on December 30, 2012, 06:16:55 PM

I believe the RAF in North Africa were the first Allied units to apply the mako shark mouth.  They were flying Warhawks.  JU87 and Bf110 units also used the design prior to the AVG in China.

Chennault saw a picture of a ZG76 Bf110 with the design, and used it saying. "I like it".

(http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss35/stampf/hai.jpg)

I have seen it on Bf109's as well.

Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: ink on December 30, 2012, 06:48:47 PM
THAT'S how you knew!!  i was shocked as well. i'll see if i kept the page when i visited it. i found it doing research for this setup.  :aok

 found it.....

AVG fighter aircraft were painted with a large shark face on the front of the aircraft. This was done after pilots saw a photograph of a P-40 of No. 112 Squadron RAF in North Africa,[11] which in turn had adopted the shark face from German pilots of the Luftwaffe's ZG 76 heavy fighter wing, flying Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighters in Crete. (The AVG nose-art is variously credited to Charles Bond[12] and Erik Shilling.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Tigers

scroll half way fdown left side.

 


ya I did one of the 112.....must be when I read it.....I thought it was quit funny them taking a design from the Germans....

I will say it is by far my favorite nose art on any plane....loved the Flying Tigers since I was a little kid.....
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: Dantoo on December 31, 2012, 12:15:52 AM
The shark's mouth motif also came to the Pacific in another direction with 457 RAAF.  This was through Clive Caldwell RAAF who had recently commanded 112Sqn RAF in the Middle East before being sent home to fly in the direct defence of Australia. Caldwell was the highest p40 scoring pilot of the war.  His total (including later kills in the Pacific with Spitfire) was 28.5 kills 6 probables and 15 damaged.  He resigned his commission before the end of the war in protest at the way Australian Squadrons were being "misused" when McArthur insisted that only U.S. combat formations should be used to liberate the Philippines.

http://www.starduststudios.com/shark.htm (http://www.starduststudios.com/shark.htm)

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSeRZL-pBdFdGvuV-9hDOU0-v0wxO3t26u2QqUc562nW8MXVGUE1Q)
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: trap78 on January 06, 2013, 10:28:54 PM
Nevermind....
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: mbailey on January 07, 2013, 06:02:52 AM
I believe the RAF in North Africa were the first Allied units to apply the mako shark mouth.  They were flying Warhawks.  JU87 and Bf110 units also used the design prior to the AVG in China.

Chennault saw a picture of a ZG76 Bf110 with the design, and used it saying. "I like it".

(http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss35/stampf/hai.jpg)

I have seen it on Bf109's as well.



I just bought an orig. picture of one of ZG76s BF110s for my collection....

(http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac82/mbailey166066/110-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Jan 2013 FSO: Fei Hou, INTO THE TIGERS DEN
Post by: Stampf on January 07, 2013, 08:42:19 AM
I just bought an orig. picture of one of ZG76s BF110s for my collection....

(http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac82/mbailey166066/110-1.jpg)

Sweet.  :aok