[DeTomaso] NPC: F14 F15 F16 Fighter Jet info.

Boyd Casey boyd411 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 24 22:25:01 EST 2013


My brother was an F 14 pilot, he was in VF-102. (The Diamondbacks) on the
USS America. I can ask him for the specifics if it's important to you.
Boyd

On Sunday, February 24, 2013, wrote:

>
> In a message dated 2/24/13 16 59 41, michaelsavga at gmail.com <javascript:;>writes:
>
>
> > I am preparing for a film where the hero is an ex Fighter Pilot and has
> > his
> > marked up Flight helmet in his office.
> >
> >>>What kind of fighter pilot?   Navy or Air Force?   And what era would he
> have been flying?   Makes a huge difference.
> >
> > >Does anybody here have any knowledge about these?
> >
> > Would a HGU 55 be correct?
> >
> >>>Depending on the vintage, perhaps the HGU-55/P would be correct?   Navy
> guys wear (or wore) the HGU-33/P, as far as I know.
> >
> > >Visor color, any rules about markings, rank, etc. Or can we do anything
> > we
> > want, any requirements ( like name, id, blood type as found on racing
> > helmets )
> >
> >>>I don't think Air Force fighter pilots typically mark their helmets with
> anything--I know we didn't when I wore one in pilot training, which
> admittedly was 23 years ago.   However, it is common to have a unit
> insignia
> embroidered on the visor cover, which is secured with Velcro to the
> outside of the
> visor.   Or, they will just send a squadron patch and have that sewn to the
> visor cover, along with some embroidery work.
>
> Here's a typical example of an embroidered cover from an F-15E pilot in the
> 494th Tactical Fighter Squadron:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/mikee5000/DSC00970.jpg
>
> Here is the back of his helmet, which is painted, completely against the
> rules.
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v352/mikee5000/DSC00955.jpg
>
> This is very atypical, and in fact this helmet might just be a desktop
> decoration.   Normally the helmets are just plain, flat gray.
>
> The Navy, on the other hand, is far more liberal with their decorations,
> and I think it's typical to find their helmets in a variety of colors,
> emblazoned with lightening bolts, arrows, nicknames, squadron colors, and
> who knows
> what else.
>
> Here's a link to a site with numerous examples; the "VF" prefix indicates a
> navy fighter squadron.   Note that the lone Air Force example (except for
> the Thunderbirds) is plan gray.
>
> http://www.militaryflighthelmets.net/
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mike
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