dmk0210 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Does anyone know what the 'rook' symbol on the splitter of this aircraft symbolizes? This aircraft is in both the Eduard F-4C "Good Evening Da Nang" kit and the Furball Aero Design 48-032 "Gull Gray USAF Phantoms" decal sheet. F-4C 64-0676, 12TH TACTICAL FIGHTER WING, CAM RANH AB, RVN 1966 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barryc Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Hi Dave, Not sure what it signifies but it is a Knight not a Rook. Barry Edited March 4, 2019 by barryc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Maybe he accidently killed a horse? HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BillS Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Here’s a wag: a zap from VMA-121, Green Knights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barryc Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 36 minutes ago, BillS said: Here’s a wag: a zap from VMA-121, Green Knights. Just might be! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Not sure as I haven't found it but here's more info on that a/c. http://12tfw.freeforums.net/thread/107/ranh-phantom-0676-circa-patch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmk0210 Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 On 3/4/2019 at 2:06 PM, BillS said: Here’s a wag: a zap from VMA-121, Green Knights. That might very well be it. According to wikipedia, VMA-121 began combat operations from Chu Lai Air Base, South Vietnam in December, 1966. So the time frame is right Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quixote74 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Without more info/detail of the markings this is all guesswork, but it seems unlikely to me that a USMC 'zap' would take pride of place on USAF machine's 'brag board.' Since the knight (chesspiece or the more conventional variety) is a recurring symbol for a number of units, I did some google-fu and discovered the 31st Rescue Squadron uses the chesspiece as their emblem and was deployed to southeast Asia circa '65-'66. I'd speculate that the knight emblem might have been added to denote one or more missions with the Phantoms flying top cover for a recovery flight (there seems to be either text or mission marks top right of the graphic). This might also explain the F-105* silhouette above the knight, as it would be strange to display a "training kill" against a Thud along with what are presumably "active combat" mission marks. *The photo seems pretty clearly to show an F-105 but I've seen build photos that make this a red F-100 - not sure if that's Eduard's error, Furball, or both? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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