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 Posted: Jan 17, 2004 - 01:06 PM
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| Our squadron flies with the Habu callsign here in Japan. It's not very popular, people are always trying to chaff it off to someone else. I'd take it but I'm not a flight lead yet. They probably just don't know what it means. It's also one of the few callsigns the Japanese controllers can pronounce correctly. |
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Posted: Jan 17, 2004 - 03:46 PM
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Dang Habu. Didn't know you had that kind of clout to call down to an ops section and demand your forum handle here be used as a call sign. I'm impressed.  |
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Posted: Jan 17, 2004 - 07:37 PM
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Impressive indeed! I'd like Habu to say how he did it. I think that Wildcat would fit as a callsign, wouldn't it?  |
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STBYGAIN
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Posted: Jan 18, 2004 - 02:55 AM
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| I've flown with the Wildcat callsign at my previous base. |
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Posted: Jan 18, 2004 - 03:02 AM
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| I think STBYGAIN's sqn flew with the Habu callsign - not our forum member with the same username (Habu) |
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Posted: Jan 18, 2004 - 03:21 AM
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Well I'd like to say I just waved my hand and it happened.....but alas I didn't....
If it's anywhere near Japan, it doesn't surprise me, the habu pit viper is indiginous to Okinawa, and the reason the SR-71 garnered the name. |
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 - 01:52 AM
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HABU: Hook A Brother Up....
Wouldn't want to fly with it though....
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 - 02:27 AM
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| Hook up with what? Not following... |
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 - 03:43 AM
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Yo!
Short version.....
Way I heard it, was when the Blackbirds were flying outtta Okinawa, the locals (many Nips included) nicknamed the thing Habu due to its shape when coming at ya. Same for Viper comin' at ya.
In any case, many of the SR crews had the snake on their sqd patch or airplane patch from late 60's.
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 - 05:13 AM
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Habu
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 - 05:22 AM
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Um...yeah...
And Gums, the Habu patch became THE patch to have, as ALL aircews who flew their first operational mission were given one. And not just the crews from Kadena, it became standard for any Sled driver and RSO. |
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Posted: Jan 19, 2004 - 06:20 AM
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Cylon wrote:
HABU: Hook A Brother Up....
Wouldn't want to fly with it though....
Cylon
Too funny.
Here is a graphic I did some time back of the other non-Habu patch of Det1 out of Kadena. Got the patch. |
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Cylon
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Posted: Jan 27, 2004 - 03:32 AM
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Habu, I hope....one day... you get invited to a nameing.... You won't remember much of it.... BUT
*H*ook *A* *B*rother *U*p..... with what? WITH WHATEVER!!!!!!! WHENEVER!!! (TDY)
Liberals.....heh heh
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Posted: Jan 27, 2004 - 03:43 AM
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| Oooh... wasn't thinking, Thanks! |
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Cylon
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Posted: Jan 27, 2004 - 04:29 AM
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"wasn't thinking...." Well then you HAVE been to a nameing!!!
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