Guest Ranger332 Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 http://www.f-16.net/pilots/nicks.html Tactical Callsigns The Three Rules of Nicknames: 1. If you don't already have one, you will be assigned one by your "buddies". 2. You probably won't like it. 3. If you piss and moan too much about 1. and 2., you'll get a new nickname you'll like even less! http://www.f-16.net/pilots/nicks.html Quote
Dutchy Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 "How did you get your name", Ranger 332? Greetings Dutchy Quote
Guest Ranger332 Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 RANGER from my unit and mission taskings 332 from my knolwege of 332 sqd. got it from when I first started flying F-22 Raptor Quote
Dutchy Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 What is the airbase of 332sq? Is that Edwards? You fly F-22 Raptor? I got my nick/callsign from Dice and Goose. I was first the only one on Dice his site that come from the Netherlands. Greetings Dutchy Quote
CowboyTodd41 Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 No dutchy, 332 is our virtual squadron and F-22 Raptor is an old flight sim, don't worry about though. Quote
Dutchy Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 Okay. Thanks. In my mind I remember that my country had a 332squadron. And I found it out. It was in the WW2, they flew Spitfires from bases in England. Greetings Dutchy Quote
Guest Ranger332 Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tusk...e/aircombat.htm this will help on the 332 SQD of WW2 fame http://www.grunts.net/afamerican/332ndfg.html The pilots of the 332nd wanted to make sure that Allied bobmer crews and enemy pilots could easily identify them. As a result, the 332nd did not camouflage their aircraft. Instead, the painted the tails of their P-51 Mustangs with the reddest of red paint that they could find. After about 100 escort missions with a batting average of no losses, the bomber crews started referring to them as the "Red Tail Angels." The Red Tail Angels of the 332nd would end the war as the only fighter group to never lose an escorted bomber to enemy fighters. The Tuskegee Airmen downed 111 enemy fighters, including three of the eight Messerschmitt ME-262 jets shot down by the Allies during the war. The group also destroyed countless targets during harrowing ground attack missions and even sunk a German destroyer with machine gun fire. Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen gave their lives in combat. http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/SJ/TuskegeeA...ee_Timeline.htm June 25, 1944--pilots of the 302nd Fighter Squadron sink a German destroyer with machine gun fire from their P-47's. http://search.netscape.com/nscp_results.ad...h+fighter+group Quote
Dutchy Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 Even more strange. I found on this site on internet. www.raf.mod.uk/history/h332.html. That squadron is now from Norway, but where we talking about. This topic was gonna about Callsigns. Greetings Dutchy Quote
Guest Ranger332 Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 the url lead to no page and 332 has to do with my callsign,and its my topic so I can lead it anyway I want. Quote
Dutchy Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 I respect that Ranger332. Was a little curious about 332 squadrons at the world. Part of hobby of me. Greetings Dutchy Quote
SleepySweeper Posted May 21, 2003 Posted May 21, 2003 Was a little curious about 332 squadrons at the world 332 Sqn RNoAF was established 15 January 1942 in England and is currently flying the F-16 MLU. Sqn callsign: Eagle SleepySweeper (A Norwegian in Belgium) Quote
Guest Ranger332 Posted May 24, 2003 Posted May 24, 2003 Its not uncommon for more then one unit/sqd to share a number set but its the record that seperates them and as stated none can compair the the 332/99th Fighter SQds record or the raciesum they faced at home. Quote
SleepySweeper Posted May 24, 2003 Posted May 24, 2003 I totally agree Ranger332 - that record is indeed impressive!! A couple of months ago I read "Chappie", the life and times of Daniel James Jr. and the racism described there makes the record of these units even more impressive! Thanks to officers like Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. and "Chappie" your nation and Air Force have come a long Way! BTW, 332 sqn RNoAF had 66.5 kills, 11.5 probables and 49.5 damaged from Jan 42 to VE day. Own losses: 36 SleepySweeper Quote
Guest Ranger332 Posted May 24, 2003 Posted May 24, 2003 rgr ty for the info the link wasent working last time I checked---seems 332 is a heck of a number to have :) :thumbup: Quote
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