Military AI Works

I've been painting a few CBP aircraft for my own U.S. Customs and Border Protection outfit.
A couple of the AI P-3's have new paint jobs (thanks for the paintkit Graham), and I've done
the flyable PC-12 and Beech King Air. Working on the flyable Citation and AI Dash-8 next.

Thought I'd take some time out and fly into Cecil to visit the "big boys".

Great job as the your CBP project continues to impress. Which model is the flyable PC-12?

Flight 1 Pilatus PC-12.

I painted it with the same registration number as the AI PC-12 I did a few weeks ago. Now I have to avoid flying into airports visited by the AI one unless I know it's gone. Sure would hate to mess with ATC minds!

Joecoastie wrote:Sure would hate to mess with ATC minds!

Glad someone cares about our mental well being. although the FS ones can go pound sand.

Back in the 60s, the USN ELINT squadron in the western Pacific - VQ-1 - did not have registrations painted on their aircraft. Just a small US Navy title - no other markings.

In order to confuse anyone trying to track the aircraft, they would use the call sign and registration of a US Navy aircraft from another squadron when arriving at various bases and civilian airports.

Late in 1967, a VQ-1 EC-121 landed at VTBD using the call sign and identification of a VW-1 weather EC-121. The VW-1 aircraft was sitting on the ramp in front of the military control tower - so the VQ-1 crew got to meet an interesting group of Thai Marines when they pulled onto the ramp.

The practice ended soon after that and the VQ-1 planes were able to display their PR designations.