What If, decommisioned, or little known squadrons

[Taiidantomcat]

Because they can't all be Jolly Rogers... Or can they?  

[Taiidantomcat]

[nev]

Coming soon to a finished project near you

[Geoff]

A personnal fav - hope you don't mind?

Of course in the "British People's Republic" build the crown gets replaced with a red stat.

[nev]

For me it has to 85 Squadron RAF.  They were my Grandad's last posting of his 35 year RAF career in the mid-late 60s at Binbrook on Canberras.  They were also my dad's first posting, also at Binbrook on Canberras and later moving to West Rayneham in the early 70s. 

They gave up their flying role in '75 to become a Bloodhound SAM squadron, but still remained close to me, based at RAF North Coates just a few miles from where I grew up.  They disbanded for good in '91


The white Octagon in their badge represents the unique shape of the font in a church near their base during WW1.  Mick Mannock is undoutedly the most famous 85 pilot.

[Taiidantomcat]

VF-114



VF-33

[Taiidantomcat]

VA-35

[Cliffy B]

VA-155 Silver Foxes

[Taiidantomcat]

Nice Cliffy!  

[sideshowbob9]

They were my Grandad's last posting ..... at Binbrook on Canberras. They were also my dad's first posting, also at Binbrook on Canberras.....

MRCA. Must. Replace. Canberras. Again! 

I use this site, which is great for some of the more obscure RAF squadrons. Sure it's been posted before!

http://www.rafweb.org/Org-index.htm

[upnorth]

Personally I always liked the look of RAF 64 Sqn. markings.

The colour bars in the lattice style was quite eyecatching and the scarab emblem was also pretty cool.

I think they disbanded for good when the Phantom OCU (as that's what they were in the end) was shut down.

I've often though about trying to get a sheet with low vis 64 Sqn. markings from the Phantom era so I could put them on a Typhoon. I think those marking would look great on the Typhoon.

[Sauragnmon]

Good to see some of the lesser known squadrons done - Great idea, TT! Probably stemmed from the conversation you, Jon and I had about the Jolly Ranchers, didn't it?

I swear, if I ever wind up in the posession of an F-100, I am going to figure out how to navalize it and put it in VF-114 markings - it just BEGS to be done.

I find an appreciation, personally, for the Squadrons that have some real nice high-vis markings.  Low vis they all look rather similar, and the camo can be nice, but there's nothing quite like the dress colours on the squadron - Colour the spine, tip the tails, paint the fins, gimme something Clean and Mean and I'm a happy guy.


Nev - swear to god, if I get a good RAF Bomber concept in my head, I'm doing 85 SQN - those markings on the first Cranberry are just sleek.  Might do them on a Backfire in BPR style, or on a Fullback maybe, that might look sleek, with the crimson and black over NMF or a nice gray.

[Geoff]

 

[sideshowbob9]

^ Nice cranberry! 

I swear, if I ever wind up in the posession of an F-100, I am going to figure out how to navalize it and put it in VF-114 markings - it just BEGS to be done.

Cool but I've got dibs on the VF-32 one! Great minds and all that!  

.....get a sheet with low vis 64 Sqn. markings from the Phantom era so I could put them on a Typhoon. I think those marking would look great on the Typhoon.

Also sounds like a great idea!

[Sauragnmon]

SSBN, VF-32 would look pretty cool on a 100, but I saw 114's logo and it said "That HAS to be put on a F-100 if I get one."