The Silver Swallows are back!

[Fouga]

Flying Foxes? sounds snappy could the FF also be because of the Oglaigh Na hEireann crest on our Berets "FF" ?

[FiannaFail]

Super suggestion Fouga!!!!!

FiannaFail :'>

[Silver]

Flying Foxes '> .......why ?

I reckon 'Silver Swallows' should be retained - surely other air forces have changed aircraft/aircraft colours(?) and still retained their original team name ?

[P.Doff]

This name probably was conjured up by someone with a scanner as the team callsign is "Fox Section" from the old Fouga callsign "Foxtrot 219, foxtrot 220 etc". When there is more than one a/c of a type in formation they become a section.
In saying that , a single PC-9 becomes Irish 261..etc like a MATS flight aircraft so as not to get mixed up with certain other callsigns in use by aircorps piloted aircraft but I did hear PAPA section on the radio the other day refering to a pair of pc-9's so I dont think anything is in stone yet!!
I think we should bury "Fox Section" as it meant a lot to some of us and and they'll never be the Swallows!!! (ooohh bitter!!LOL)

[John K]

You're dead right GTTC, Manston museum near where I live have dedicated people who give up an evening a week to keep the aircraft and exhibits looking good, I think it's more of a social gathering as well. Surely there's enough exers around who could do a little bit then down to the NCOs mess for a pint?
As you say you don't need to be a qualified person to put some air in the tyres, even FF could probably do that!
Unless they only want genuine 1940s air for the Ansons tyres?

[Fouga23]

if you mention silver swallows overhere, people know it's an Irish team. No-one knows flying foxes. I think it's a bad thing to change the name.

[Tony Kearns]

Does this mean a new paint job for the PC9M's
Tony K

[Silver]

Have the AC considered running a competition (in schools?) to get a name for the display team ?

Could be done in conjunction with the RTE Guide (for example), with the winner getting a tour of Baldonnel and a flight in the rear seat of a PC-9.

Would generate great publicity for them !

[Fouga]

Blue impulse JASDF display team colour picked out in Compo by School Girl.......

[John K]

Blue Impulse? Sounds like a deodorant not an aerobatic display team! Mind you maybe it lost something in the Japanese translation!

[John K]

I've just had a burst of inspiration! The PC9s are Blue aren't they?
Well what about "The Blue Tits!"

[Fouga23]

'> ROFL

[Fouga]

Some more Japanese Art..

[Fouga]

Lovely

[futurepilot]

^^^ Sweeeeet '>