Topic: Aircrafts Quiz 3

tomtom22 · January 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by MightyMacbeth

close with maces eh..hmm is the poster above correct?? heh

No, he didn't answer all four parts of the question. Here's the original question:

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Here's an easy one: what were the callsigns of the two US Navy F-14's that shot down the two Libyan Su-22's in August 1981? Also, what squadron, air wing and carrier were they from? (More trivia: my Navy ROTC commander was XO of the F-14 squadron at the time -- he went to be the skipper of the squadron -- and his name was painted on one of the planes.)

AJChenMPH · January 16th, 2006

He got one out of the four -- the squadron was VF-41 (now known as VFA-41, as they've transitioned to the F/A-18F), the Black Aces.

Anyone else on the other three questions?
- What were their callsigns?
- What air wing were they from?
- Which carrier were they from?

istealfreefood · January 17th, 2006

i think that they were from the USS NIMITZ

AJChenMPH · January 17th, 2006

Correct. That just leaves two questions.

MightyMacbeth · January 20th, 2006

which are?? the maces and umm.. hmm, thats a hard one...

The maces are the only ones I know.. how close though

AJChenMPH · January 24th, 2006

Read, dude.

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Originally Posted by AJChenMPH

He got one out of the four -- the squadron was VF-41 (now known as VFA-41, as they've transitioned to the F/A-18F), the Black Aces.

And since someone else already answered the USS Nimitz, that leaves:

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Originally Posted by AJChenMPH

- What were their callsigns?
- What air wing were they from?

IAmFighter · January 26th, 2006

They were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 at the time, right? That should leave just the callsigns to wrap this question up.

AJChenMPH · January 27th, 2006

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Originally Posted by IAmFighter

They were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 at the time, right? That should leave just the callsigns to wrap this question up.

Correct!

IAmFighter · January 28th, 2006

Sweet. 2 for me! Ok, somebody needs to get that last part of the question. I'm running out of information sources here.

AJChenMPH · January 30th, 2006

Hmmmm...let me see if I can give a hint without giving away the answer completely. Okay -- I mentioned earlier that my former CO complained the fight happened five minutes too early, as he was on his way in to relieve the two planes that actually did the shooting.

He was XO of VF-41 at the time, and his name was painted on one of the aircraft that did the shooting. Given that the F-14 squadrons assigned to CVW-8 were VF-41 and VF-84 at the time, VF-41 squadrons had the 100-series assigned to them and VF-84 had the 200-series assigned to them (I may be wrong on this part, but I think the lower-numbered squadron gets the lower series assigned to them). If you know how Navy aircraft are numbered on an aircraft carrier, that will give you an idea of what the number was on one of the planes.

January 16th, 2006	Post 22
AJChenMPH Forum Health Inspector Gear	He got one out of the four -- the squadron was VF-41 (now known as VFA-41, as they've transitioned to the F/A-18F), the Black Aces. Anyone else on the other three questions? - What were their callsigns? - What air wing were they from? - Which carrier were they from? __________________ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" -- Isaiah 6:8

January 17th, 2006	Post 23
istealfreefood Tribuni Angusticlavii Gear	i think that they were from the USS NIMITZ __________________ You can't scratch and salute at the same time! That's communist! - LTC Ivens

January 20th, 2006	Post 25
MightyMacbeth ICBM Gear	which are?? the maces and umm.. hmm, thats a hard one... The maces are the only ones I know.. how close though __________________ ~when a man does his best, what else is there? Gen.George S.Patton

January 26th, 2006	Post 27
IAmFighter Centurion	They were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 8 at the time, right? That should leave just the callsigns to wrap this question up. __________________ \"The advance of hope in the Middle East requires new thinking in the region. By now it should be clear that authoritarian rule is not the way of the future it is the last gasp of a discredited past. Democracy is their goal and terrorists themselves have reason to fear.\" ~President George W. Bush Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army. ~Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings.

January 17th, 2006	Post 24
AJChenMPH Forum Health Inspector Gear	Correct. That just leaves two questions.

January 28th, 2006	Post 29
IAmFighter Centurion	Sweet. 2 for me! Ok, somebody needs to get that last part of the question. I'm running out of information sources here.

January 30th, 2006	Post 30
AJChenMPH Forum Health Inspector Gear	Hmmmm...let me see if I can give a hint without giving away the answer completely. Okay -- I mentioned earlier that my former CO complained the fight happened five minutes too early, as he was on his way in to relieve the two planes that actually did the shooting. He was XO of VF-41 at the time, and his name was painted on one of the aircraft that did the shooting. Given that the F-14 squadrons assigned to CVW-8 were VF-41 and VF-84 at the time, VF-41 squadrons had the 100-series assigned to them and VF-84 had the 200-series assigned to them (I may be wrong on this part, but I think the lower-numbered squadron gets the lower series assigned to them). If you know how Navy aircraft are numbered on an aircraft carrier, that will give you an idea of what the number was on one of the planes.

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