# 2.34.0.28 -> 2.35.0.10 Part 7


Please note: these are days old changes that could've been further altered in later patches. If something doesn't correspond to "reality" when posted, please keep in mind that it may have been changed again.


Texts Changes :

* ""Tiger" team driver" -> ""Tigers" team driver"
* ""Tiger" team football tank driver" -> ""Tigers" team football tank driver"
* "Air Commodore Pennant, Royal Air Force" -> "Air Commodore Pennant, RAF. An Air Commodore is directly senior to a Group Captain and below an Air vice-marshal. In comparison to Group Captains, they are more involved with the strategic decisions of RAF operations as well as general RAF policy, whereas Group Captains focus more on operational and tactical leadership within their remit of responsibility."
* "Group Captain Pennant, Royal Air Force" -> "The Pennant of Group Captain, RAF. A Group Captain is senior to a Wing Commander and below Air Commodore, and is more generally responsible for overseeing airfields, squadrons, or specific operational groups. Like other markings of this type, Group Captains included the pennant on their aircraft, usually underneath the side of the cockpit where they sat."
* """Battle of Britain Memorial Flight"" badge" -> "Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Badge"
* """Battle of Britain Memorial Flight"" badge" -> "Badge of the BBMF (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight). The flight has operated every year from 1957, and includes an Avro Lancaster, a Douglas Dakota, a pair of DHC-1 Chipmunk trainers, along with 6 Spitfires and 2 Hawker Hurricanes. The squadron motto is ""Lest We Forget"", a common remembrance phrase linked to the Battle of Britain."
* """Flags"" emblem" -> "Personal motif of Richard Cresswell, No. 77 Squadron, RAAF"
* """Flags"" personal motif of Sqn Ldr R. (Dick) Cresswell, No. 77 Squadron, RAAF" -> "The personal marking of Richard (Dick) Cresswell, No. 77 Squadron RAAF. Cresswell as the squadron leader of No. 77 urged all his pilots to come up with some fanciful nose art for their new P-40s. Adorning his own plane however skipped his mind for some time, and so he asked the painter on site to design something for him. The resulting artwork consisted of the RAF, Australian, British and American flags in sequence. The flags were painted under the engine exhaust on the port side of Cresswell’s P-40."
* """Markhor"" emblem" -> """Markhor"" Emblem, No. 60 Squadron"
* """Markhor"" emblem of No.60 Squadron, Tengah, Singapore, RAF" -> "An emblem of a Markhor’s head, No. 60 Squadron. The emblem derives from the badge of No. 60, which similarly features the head of the same animal, just with a different style and coloration. The Markhor was chosen as the universal marking of No. 60 due to the Squadron’s presence in India in the late 1930s, where Markhor mountain goats were a common sight. This particular marking was painted small on the squadron’s Javelin interceptors in the 1960s, right in the middle of the vertical stabilizer."
* "Emblem of 315th Polish Fighter Squadron" -> "No. 315 ""City of Dęblin"" Polish Fighter Squadron Badge"
* "Emblem of 315th Polish Fighter Squadron, RAF" -> "Emblem of No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron (315 Dywizjon Myśliwski ""Dębliński""). The Squadron formed on January 21st 1941 and was equipped with Hurricanes, before upgrading to the Spitfire and finally the Mustang Mk III in early 1944. The squadron emblem is similar to that of No. 43 squadron, which also features a gamecock. The Squadron Leader of No. 315, Eugeniusz Horbaczewski, wore the emblem on his personal Mustang Mk III under the front of the cockpit."
* """Scarab"" emblem" -> """Scarab"" Emblem, No. 64 Squadron"
* """Scarab"" emblem of No.64 Squadron, RAF" -> "The Scarab Beetle emblem of No. 64 Squadron. Like many of these later markings they derive directly from the squadron’s badge, which in this case plainly featured a blue scarab beetle accented in gold against a white background. The marking was placed on the vertical stabilizer of the McDonnell Douglas Phantoms the squadron operated in the late 1960s to the early 1990s."
* "RAF Centenary Decal" -> "RAF Centenary Emblem"
* "RAF Centenary Decal" -> "A stylized RAF roundel to commemorate 100 years of the Royal Air Force, 1918 to 2018. The latin, ""Per ardua ad astra"", is the motto of the RAF and other commonwealth air forces, and translates to ""Through adversity to the stars"". Interestingly this motto predates the RAF itself, and was inherited form the Royal Flying Corps, which formed into the RAF along with the Royal Naval Air Service on April 1st 1918."
* """Winged Longship"" emblem" -> "Winged Longship Emblem, No. 331 Squadron"
* """Winged Longship"" emblem of No.331 Squadron, RAF" -> "An emblem of No. 331 Norwegian Squadron, RAF. Primarily manned by Norwegian pilots in exile, the squadron was formed on the 21st of July 1941 where the group operated Hurricanes, before swiftly transitioning to the Spitfire at the end of the year. The marking displays a winged longship on a shield carrying Norwegian colors, emblematic of the squadron’s Nordic heritage and airmanship. This marking was painted on a Spitfire Mk IX operating with the squadron, and was positioned just under the front of the cockpit. "
* """Tern"" emblem" -> "Tern Emblem, 897 Naval Air Squadron"
* "Emblem of 34th Squadron, Tangmere, RAF, 1958" -> "The roundel of No. 34 Squadron, 1950s. Sometimes called a ""Bar"" or ""Flash"", these roundels were used to identify the aircraft of specific RAF squadrons, and consisted of a flashy pattern (usually derived from colors on the squadron’s badge) and either the standard RAF roundel or squadron emblem in the center. This pointed example was located on the side of the nose of Hawker Hunters in service with No. 34, with the tapered end pointing towards the front."
* """Flying Fish"" emblem" -> """Flying Fish"" Emblem, 898 Naval Air Squadron"
* """Flying Fish"" emblem, No. 898 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy" -> "An emblem of 898 Naval Air Squadron. It prominently features a flying fish silhouetted against the sun — like many emblems of this kind it was directly inspired by the badge of the squadron, which displays the same motif. These emblems were placed to the side of the nose or next to the cockpit on the Sea Hawk jet fighters in service with the squadron in the 1950s."
* "Emblem of the 31st Squadron flash, RAF" -> "No. 31 Squadron Roundel"
* "Emblem of the 31st Squadron flash, RAF" -> "The roundel of No. 31 Squadron. These special squadron specific roundels were derived from the squadron badge, No. 31 featured a gold star in a verdant wreath, and these colors transferred over to the checkerboard flash. The roundel additionally retained the star in the middle, a common motif of the squadron that manifested repeatedly throughout their group, even in their nickname — the ""Goldstars"". These roundels were found on the Tornado aircraft they operated, and could be seen under the front-side window of the cockpit."
* "Emblem of the 54th Squadron flash, RAF" -> "No. 54 Squadron Roundel"
* "Emblem of the 54th Squadron flash, RAF" -> "The roundel of No. 54 Squadron. Like all squadron specific roundels this flash is derivative of the main squadron badge, maintaining the blue and gold colors from the main emblem — a blue rampant lion adorned with fleur-de-lis. A simplified version of this lion makes it into the squadron roundel as well. This marking was positioned on the side of the nose on the Hawker Hunters in operation with the squadron in the late 1960s."
* """Lynx"" emblem" -> """Lynx"" Emblem, No. 702 Squadron"
* """Lynx"" emblem, No. 815 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy" -> "An emblem of 702 Naval Air Squadron. 702 formed on July 16th 1936, and for the majority of its early operational life flew various reconnaissance aircraft. After being reformed in 1978, they served as a training unit operating and maintaining the Westland Lynx, before being absorbed into 815 NAS in 2014. The marking is the stylized head of a Lynx, derivative of squadron's badge. The marking was placed on several of their Lynx helicopters, and was positioned to the right of the side window."
* "Emblem of the 11th Fighter Squadron" -> "No. 11 Squadron Emblem"
* "Emblem of the 11th Fighter Squadron, RAF" -> "An emblem of No. 11 Squadron. Inspired by the squadron’s badge, this shield marking depicts a pair of eagles in tandem, a reference to the first aircraft operated by the squadron — the two seater Vickers F.B 5 Gunbus — eagles were chosen in particular to embody a sense of strength and speed in the air. This specific marking has only come into use more recently, being found on the vertical stabilizer of the Typhoons in service with the squadron."
* "Emblem of 111th Squadron flash" -> "No. 111 Squadron Roundel"

* "Emblem of 111th Squadron flash, Leuchars, RAF" -> "The roundel of No. 111 Squadron. Most squadron roundels used a checkerboard bar with an emblem in the center, though No. 111 in this example opted for something a bit more striking. This particular marking was placed on the McDonnell Douglas Phantoms operated by the squadron in the 1970s. Like most roundels of this type they were positioned along the side of the nose, with the lower point towards the front."
* """Fighting Cock"" emblem" -> """Fighting Cock"" Emblem (late), No. 43 Squadron"
* """Fighting Cock"" emblem, No. 43 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, 1978" -> "An emblem of No. 43 Squadron. This marking displays a gamecock, and came into use during the early 1970s. The marking is derived from the badge of the squadron which also depicts a colorful rooster; pilots of this squadron also used these birds to adorn their aircraft in the Second World War, with several known variations. This particular marking was found exclusively on the McDonnell Douglas Phantoms in service with No. 43, and was positioned on the vertical stabilizer."
* """Oomph Gal"" pin-up" -> """Oomph Gal"" pin-up, No. 408 Squadron RCAF"
* """Oomph Gal"" pinup, No. 408 Squadron, RCAF, 1945" -> "The ""Oomph Gal"" pin-up of Lancaster KB929 during 1945, No. 408 Squadron RCAF. Like many pin-ups of the era this example was based on a popular actress at the time, Ann Sheridan, who was pinned as the ""Oomph girl"" by the media — though she herself was noted to not be entirely sure what the title of ""Oomph girl"" actually meant. The pin-up was painted just under the side of the cockpit."
* """Scottie"" emblem" -> "Personal motif of David ""Scottie"" Malden, No. 603 Squadron"

* """Scottie"" nose art, Flt Lt Francis ""Scottie"" Scott-Malden, No. 603 Squadron, RAF, 1941" -> "The personal marking of (Francis) David Stephen Scott-Malden, No. 603 Squadron, RAuxAF. David’s marking links directly to his name, with Scottie being a common affectionate nickname of Scott. Incidentally this is also the nickname of the Scottish Terrier dog breed, which also makes an appearance in David’s roundel. The marking and accompanying inscription was positioned under the back of the engine exhaust on his Spitfire in 1941."
* """Fox Head"" emblem" -> "Fox Head Emblem, No. 12 Squadron"
* """Fox Head"" emblem, Lossiemouth Buccaneer Wing, No. 12 Squadron, RAF" -> "An emblem of No. 12 Squadron. The emblem depicts a snarling fox head, a one-to-one rendition of the squadron badge. The fox head was chosen as the emblem for No. 12 as during 1926 they were the first squadron to be equipped with the Fairey Fox, a powerful fighter for the time and a strong symbol of pride for the group. This more modern marking however was placed on several Buccaneer attackers of No. 12, and was positioned on the side of the engine intakes."
* "Emblem of the 237th OCU Squadron" -> "Emblem of No. 237 OCU Squadron"
* "Emblem of the 237th OCU Squadron, RAF" -> "The emblem of No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit. No. 237 operated as a training unit, with the longest run of activity being from March 1971 to October 1991, where they flew Blackburn Buccaneers and several Hawker Hunter variants in training roles. The emblem displays a pair of crossed cutlass swords behind an academic cap. The marking was positioned on the side of the engine intakes on the Buccaneers of the group, and also on the side of the nose on several Hawker Hunters."
* """Sky Pirates"" emblem" -> """Sky Pirates"" Emblem, No. 208 Squadron"

* """Sky Pirates"" emblem, No. 208 Squadron, RAF" -> "The ""Sky Pirates"" emblem, No. 208 Squadron. The Buccaneers of this squadron all wore some variation of the jolly roger pirate flag along with the ""Sky Pirates"" inscription — each skull varied, with some sporting angry expressions while others were more jovial, this version is missing a few teeth and also seems to be wearing headphones. All of the markings were positioned in the same place, just under the front of the cockpit on the port side."
* "Emblem of the No. 450 Squadron" -> "No. 450 Squadron Badge, RAAF"
* "Emblem of the No. 450 Squadron RAAF" -> "The badge of No. 450 Squadron, RAAF. The squadron was formed on the 16th of February 1941 and flew Tomahawks and Kittyhawks over the middle east in various combat roles. The badge displays the head of a Jaguar pierced by a rapier, along with the squadron motto ""Harass"". This motto earned No. 450 squadron the unofficial nickname of ""The Desert Harassers"" after their prolific ground attack operations."
* "Emblem of No. 111 Squadron" -> "No. 111 Squadron Emblem"
* "Emblem of No. 111 Squadron RAF" -> "The emblem of No. 111 Squadron. The marking displays two crossed swords behind a cross potent (a cross with arms ending in ""T"" shapes) adorned with three Arabic swords. The squadron's formation in Palestine in 1917 likely inspired the inclusion of these specific cultural motifs within the emblem.  This specific variation of the marking was positioned on the vertical stabilizer of Tornado F.3 ZH554 while in service with No. 111."
* "No. 63 Squadron flash, RAF" -> "No. 63 Squadron Roundel"

* "No. 63 Squadron flash, RAF" -> "The roundel of No. 63 Squadron. This roundel like most examples incorporates the focal point of the squadron badge into the marking, which displays an arm grasping a battleaxe, accompanied by the striking yellow and black checkerboard. The roundel was positioned along the nose of the Hawker Hunters in service with No. 63, with the head of the axe angled away from the front of the aircraft."
* """Arabian cobra"" decal" -> """Arabian Cobra"" decal"

Current Dev version : 2.35.0.33
Current Live version : 2.35.0.33