Aviation humor: Unusual squadron mottos/badges

[Romani]

The tradition of military heraldry in the form of unit crests or badges wich symbolize the unit task or glorious feats of arms extended to aviation squadrons, with the usual themes of bravado and pride... but I came across these Spanish air force squadron mottos wich show a twisted sense of humor





45º Group: "We are getting tired of never missing"





In the air base at Albacete, home of the Wing 14, there are two squadrons, 141 and 142. The crest of the 142 is a saber tooth tiger, wich is all well and fitting, but in stark contrast, the crest of the 141 features Muttley, the famous flea ridden mutt that flew through the skies with the Vulture squadron in Hanna Barbera animated series "Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines"

That's funny enough, but the motto is a mysterious PERO YOU PREFIERO SERLO = "... but I would rather be" that nobody knows what it means.

Turns out that there's a strong rivalry between the two squadrons, and that is a line from a crude teasing song the 141 uses to taunt the 142

I am a shit
I am a shit
I am a shit and I know it...
... but I would rather be it
than be a 142.


But the absolute winner of all time must be the 111 Squadron motto, created when the air force received its first jets in the 1950s from American aid, old surplus F86 Sabres. Those were hard times, as the motto describes, but from the look of it braved with good spirit




A wolf's head? No, a hyena! and the latin motto sounds imposing enough until you read it

Excrementa edit, iacet semel pro anno et tamen irridet

Wich means:

Eats shit, gets laid once a year, and yet he laughs!

[Sreiko]

Great topic!!! Do you have badge used by Australian bomber crew "Spirit of Sport'?

[Romani]

No, could you please post it?

Here's another funny one, 78th Wing - Maintenance support

http://www.soldiers.es/images/ESP-P10.gif

a witch flying in a broomstick with mechanical gears in the background. the motto "... haberlas haylas" is the end of the spanish saying "No creo en las meigas, pero haberlas haylas" translated:

"I don't believe in witches but they exist anyway" the equivalent in english would be

"I don't believe in gremlins* but they do happen"




*Gremlins = mysterious unexplained mechanical breakdown or failure

[mike_baram]

Gremlins = mysterious unexplained mechanical breakdown or failure

Actually, gremlins are not the breakdowns, they cause the breakdowns.
If you attached gremlin bells to your aircraft, you'd avoid gremlin-caused problems.
I have one on my bike and haven't crashed yet.

[Sreiko]

To regret I have no any image of this badge

[Romani]

Originally Posted by mike_baram

If you attached gremlin bells to your aircraft, you'd avoid gremlin-caused problems.
I have one on my bike and haven't crashed yet.

Witchcraft!

Burn the heathen! Burn!


*ahem*

What a superstitious nonsense, it has been scientifically proven that the best protection against gremlins is a horseshoe

[Kilian]

This one is funny too.

http://www.diggerhistory.info/images...qns/460sqn.jpg
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[Romani]

Another discovery:




The unofficial motto of the Wild Weasel crews is YGBSM: "You Gotta Be Shittin' Me". This appears prominently on the logo patch of some squadrons. As the story goes, this was the response of Jack Donovan, a former B-52 EWO (electronic warfare officer):

“ This was the natural response of an educated man, a veteran EWO on B-52s and the like, upon learning that he was to fly back seat to a self-absorbed fighter pilot while acting as flypaper for enemy SAMs. ”

The tradition is funny too:

The missions are so dangerous and require so much teamwork that before starting their combat tours, some crews—graduating from "Weasel College" (the Nellis Air Force Base training program)—took part in a mock wedding ceremony.

[Csaba B. Stenge]

During the WW II a Hungarian fighter squadron had a ridiculous squadron insignia, which showed a marching teddy bear. To me, it is the most funny among the WW II Squadron insignias.

[Der Ostwind]

That would be a nice pilots badge!

Drawing by Ltn. E. Voss, Jasta 20