BZ to the Ace

[HuggyU2]

Not sure where the trend of painting 'kills' from exercises started but there are a few out there on both Navy and USAF jets. Kinda stupid if you ask me....

I'm not saying you're wrong, but I've never seen or heard of this in the AF.

I asked in"the other" forum and neither had they.

One guy did mention an A-10 unit that put an F-22 kill on their Hawg just to wind up the Raptor folks.

But no one in the USAF would stand for this idea... well I'm 99.2% certain.
Nothing surprises me a lot any more in the AF.

 

[UInavy]

Not that I am aware of, unless it was an exercise 'kill'. Not sure where the trend of painting 'kills' from exercises started but there are a few out there on both Navy and USAF jets. Kinda stupid if you ask me....

P.S. Nice helmet bag!

I’ve seen one ever, and it was almost 20 years ago on the E converted to a prototype Growler. I think it was an F-22 exercise kill on a test jet. Never have seen one on a Fleet aircraft.

 

[Griz882]

Look at the last name. That callsign is brilliant in it's subtlety.

I was wondering if it wasn’t after a UK (internet) cartoon about a creepy creature named Salad Fingers who gets off rubbing rust, especially rusty spoons. Look it up, it’s too weird to try to explain.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Ha. CWO3 Holbrook was my Line LPO when he was AT1 Holbrook.

Just saw on FB that one of my first tour 2/C and later 1/C just retired as a Senior Chief. Fantastic guy/Sailor/troubleshooter when I knew him, one of the best I ever worked with. Time flies!

 

[Odominable]

I’m curious if the Hind silhouette is some sort of inside joke after some exercise VID buffoonery or something