Cazzie
February 5th, 2009, 10:13
In 2007 the 111th Fighter Squadron of the 147th Fighter Wing Texas Air National Guard painted one of their F-16C Falcon's in a special commemorative scheme commemorating the 90th anniversary of the 111th Fighter Squadron. All the colors and markings had specific meanings, reflecting the unit's nine-decade history. The rudder was painted like a JN-4 Jenny, which the squadron flew in the 1920s. The schemes for the wings and flaps recall the paint schemes of the pre-World War II era.
The blue fuselage represents the Korean War, in which the squadron earned credit for two air victories. The gray underside represents the jet age.
The "N5 A" was the insignia the squadron's P-51 Mustangs sported during World War II, in which the squadron claimed 44 air victories. Also representing World War II is the star and bar insignia on the fuselage, while the star insignia on the wing represents the pre-World War II era.
The "Ace in the Hole" and the star on the tail replicate the markings of the squadron's F-84s during the Korean War. The ventral fin reads "Est. 1917."
Today the 111th FS is part of the 147th Fighter Wing, based at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.
This repaint is for the payware FSX Aerosoft F-16C only. I have done the same scheme for Kirk Olsson's FS2004 Viper, but limitations in Kirk's textures did not enable me to properly do the ventral fins. The repaint for Kirk's FS2004 Viper can be found here at SOH also.
Caz
The blue fuselage represents the Korean War, in which the squadron earned credit for two air victories. The gray underside represents the jet age.
The "N5 A" was the insignia the squadron's P-51 Mustangs sported during World War II, in which the squadron claimed 44 air victories. Also representing World War II is the star and bar insignia on the fuselage, while the star insignia on the wing represents the pre-World War II era.
The "Ace in the Hole" and the star on the tail replicate the markings of the squadron's F-84s during the Korean War. The ventral fin reads "Est. 1917."
Today the 111th FS is part of the 147th Fighter Wing, based at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.
This repaint is for the payware FSX Aerosoft F-16C only. I have done the same scheme for Kirk Olsson's FS2004 Viper, but limitations in Kirk's textures did not enable me to properly do the ventral fins. The repaint for Kirk's FS2004 Viper can be found here at SOH also.
Caz