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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 04/09/2015 at 13:00 • Filed to: None

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409 Squadron, RCAF, that is.

Dunnik > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 13:15

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The Squadron has come a long way since the first plane they had:

ttyymmnn > Dunnik 04/09/2015 at 13:20

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Seriously, though, who designs a warplane with no forward-firing guns?

thebigbossyboss > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 13:20

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RCAF? One of us! One of us! Royal Canadian Air Force can into.

ttyymmnn > thebigbossyboss 04/09/2015 at 13:27

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Yup. You can recognize the CF-18 because the RCAF paints the false canopy underneath. A few US squadrons do, mostly in the USMC I think.

ly2v8-Brian > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 13:33

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I see RCAF roundels but at the same time can't help but notice that eagle depiction looks very similar to the Bundesadler.

ly2v8-Brian > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 13:34

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that and the maple leaf roundel.

ttyymmnn > ly2v8-Brian 04/09/2015 at 13:36

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Well, yeah, but it's a bit hard to see in this photo.

ttyymmnn > ly2v8-Brian 04/09/2015 at 13:37

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Here's a sqdn patch.

ly2v8-Brian > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 13:50

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quite a bit different than on the stabilizer, but i see what they were going for.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 15:59

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Among RAF pilots it had the nickname " Daffy ".

At least it had an appropriate nickname.

The Compromiser > ttyymmnn 04/09/2015 at 20:00

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The only squadron numbered based on the number of active combat ready aircraft, number of live munitions on board, and how many pilots per plane.

And their covers are named after painful bully undergarment based torture.