David Hingtgen Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Just found it mentioned in my Tomcat vs Hornet issue of Air Forces Monthly, and now there's pics online. Go here for all of them: http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/jollyro...ers60thdp_1.htm Just imagine what the 100th anniversary will look like! (1943-2043)--maybe on a VF-19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander McBride Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Sweet! Now I just gotta get the thing mapped on the the tail of my FS2004 F-14! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 wow, that looks sweet! I'd like to see what the 80th looks like....(1943-2023) that would be on a VF-4! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isamu Atreides 86 Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 do they still use that insignia in active service? i remember someone had said that the colors had been retired to make the -14s low vis and all that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 it's got a low vis scheme (for the reg planes), just the CAG and squad leader birds have the full scheme (?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 Nice pic DH, good to be back, would have been her sooner but was finishing up a major rewrite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander McBride Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 it's got a low vis scheme (for the reg planes), just the CAG and squad leader birds have the full scheme (?) I think this is just a unique anniversary bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted August 22, 2003 Author Share Posted August 22, 2003 Since VF-103's current modex is 100, they can match a modex with their squadron number---#103. Thus, they usually keep 3 planes in high-vis: 101, 102, and 103. 103 is generally the most colorful of all for VF-103--and is currently in annv. colors. (Right now for most Navy squadrons, X01 will be in FULL colors, while X02 will be in a slightly colorized version of the low-vis colors). I would presume 101 and 102 are still in the last style we saw---high-vis full color, with a rather deep shade of golden yellow. VF-111 could never do this, as they always got 200-series modex numbers. (At least for the F-14--might have had 100-series decades ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.