Jonathan_Lotton Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 With a new commander comes a new Wing King. The previous Wing King had been F-15C 79-0022, which was an ODS MiG-23 killer in a previous life. The new Wing King is F-15C 78-0488, which was one of the F-15's that the Oregon Air Guard sent to Bulgaria, caught in this photo arriving at RAF Lakenheath a few years back: HERE And here is 78-0488 in it's new glam as the 173rds Wing King, also now sporting new nose art, "Disturbed" with a ghostly looking face. It's only visible in a few shots, and even then only zoomed, so you'd need the source pictures for that. But..here she is as of 1400 Hours today, it also shows the 173rds slightly updated and revised tail art, with a more detailed Eagle and bolder shadowing on the "173rd": More pics for those who want them, just ask! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zed550 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 post some more,my second favourite unit operating the eagles after the 493rd over here in the uk. we need some decals in 72nd for this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadowy_one Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Post em to Scott at AFTERBURNER DECALS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjwood_uk Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Yea!! post them here, and to Scott!!! deffinatly a cool bird! Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Nice!! Jake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadowy_one Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 have some closer shots of the nose art? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 I'm still sifting through just shy of 1000 photos, but here are some close ups of the 173rd's tail art, specifically the Eagles head and the "Oregon". I'm also going to throw on a detail shot of the 173rds Emblem and a 3/4 profile shot of the Wing King. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Regretably my up close picture of the Wing Kings noseart went belly up, here is a cropped and sharpened etc picture. The noseart is the rock band "Disturbed"'s "smiley face" logo with Disturbed's name beneath it. The Nose Art: And what it really is: More to come once I sort them out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aarzee Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Great shots ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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