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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Frodo on January 17, 2003, 07:35:44 PM

Title: The Flying Meataxes
Post by: Frodo on January 17, 2003, 07:35:44 PM

A squad I had never heard of before.Anyone have any more info.?

VF-31, "The Flying Meataxes" destroyed 165 Japanese planes in aerial combat, tops among all CVL (light carrier) squadrons. They deployed with USS Cabot, CVL-28, from November, 1943 through September 1944.

http://www.acepilots.com/usn_vf31.html

Frodo

Title: Re: The Flying Meataxes
Post by: Tumor on January 18, 2003, 01:11:49 AM

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Originally posted by Frodo
A squad I had never heard of before.Anyone have any more info.?

Geez no wonder... who'd wanna be remembered as a Meataxe? (rofl).  No offense intended but that kinda sounds like someone was hard pressed to come up with a name.

Title: The Flying Meataxes
Post by: SOB on January 18, 2003, 01:33:35 AM

Heh, and I was just about to comment on how much I liked the name!  To each his own, I guess.  :)


SOB

Title: The Flying Meataxes
Post by: Frodo on January 18, 2003, 07:27:15 AM

Thanks for thr info.Oed.Not a lot out there.

Apparently the newer version of VF-31 didn't care for it either.

Butchers go to war!We will cut you up!:D

Frodo