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Caption:
An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the Texas Air National Guard's 111th
Fighter Squadron flies with a special paint job in honor of the
squadron’s 90th anniversary. All the colors and markings have
specific meanings, reflecting the unit’s nine-decade history. The
rudder is painted like a JN-4 Jenny, which the squadron flew in the
1920s. The schemes for the wings and flaps recall the paint schemes of
the pre-World War II era. The blue fuselage represents the Korean War,
in which the squadron earned credit for two air victories. The gray
underside represents the jet age. The "N5 A" was the insignia the
squadron’s P-51 Mustangs sported during World War II, in which
the squadron claimed 44 air victories. Also representing World War II
is the star on the fuselage, while the star on the wing represents the
pre-World War II era. "Ace in the Hole" and the star on the tail
replicate the markings of the squadron’s F-84s during the Korean
War. The ventral fin, partially obscured, reads "Est. 1917." Today the
111th FS is part of the 147th Fighter Wing, based on Ellington Field in
Houston.
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