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- Thread starter FelixTheGreat
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VF-111 Sundowners
Just reviving a prior squadron's markings
What, are we fighting the Japanese again?
Just reviving a prior squadron's markings
Yeah, but of all the decom'd VF and VFA squadrons that were available for "reactivation", why did we have to pick the one that is a face shot directly to one of our better allies?
Seems like poor headwork on someone's part.
Just reviving a prior squadron's markings
And its predecessor
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[This particular one was a MiG-killer.]
How is it a "face shot"? CVW-5 aircraft all work in a Japanese motif in their markings/patches that honors their Atsugi heritage and VF-111 has carried its bold Sundowner markings including the shark mouth since F-8 days. It's not like their mimicking Soviet markings like some adversary squadrons. I'm willing to bet that the Japanese modelers and tailchasers will be fans if they aren't already.
They obviously were of the Sundowner's 'rising sun' logo F-14 here: http://store.yahoo.co.jp/backfire/wa22051.html
[Also interestingly, the Tomcat Sunset was noted in Japan too - http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Blueforce/20061014 ]
It's a face shot in that we're reminding them "we kicked your a$$ in the Big One!" There's nothing wrong with embracing a Japanese motif; it's one that has you machine gunning their national ensign that may be a bit questionable.
VF-111 had the Sundowner motif uninterrupted since WWII, from Hellcats through Tomcats, so no big deal. But when you had a wide variety of logos to pick when choosing to stand up VFC-XXX (see http://www.anft.net/f-14/f14-squadron.htm), why pick the Sundowners when you could have picked something equally cool but non-face-shottish? (Like VF-191 / Satan's Kittens - although that would clearly get the evangelicals all spun up...)
I don't think the Japanese are filing any diplomatic protests over this, and I'm sure the Japanese modelers think it's cool anyway, but why take the chance? I still call poor headwork because people have gotten their knickers all knotted up over far lesser offenses...
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So now we not only have to put up with those who get worked up over inanities, but we have to anticipate their hissy fits in advance as well? I think you're way off base here.but why take the chance? I still call poor headwork because people have gotten their knickers all knotted up over far lesser offenses...
Concur and I hear the PC police are always recruiting new folks and FlyinSpy looks to be of right mindset
Try a UDP deployment to Iwakuni and you'll see exactly what lengths we go to in order to avoid upsetting Japanese sensibilities....
PC?? Moi?? Them's fightin' words where I come from. Good thing this ain't where I come from! :icon_tong
The Air Force's 60th Fighter Squadron just completed a two week detachment at Key West yesterday. Looks like VFC-111 has got a few blue F-5's with the Sunburst scheme on the rudder now. Looks pretty darn sharp. Full story
