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‘Cyber Tiger’ in flight. The design of this year's coloring was created with the
help of AI, and the execution was by way of painted adhesive placards.
The Bavarian Tigers, as they call
themselves, have devoted a lot of
energy to the preparation of their
aircraft at Tiger meets in recent
years. And this approach of theirs
brought them the highest trophy this
year in the form of the Silver Tiger
award. From the picture you can
sense the joy when receiving the
trophy.
At this year's Tiger Meet, the Hungarians
presented Gripen in a modified scheme
for the first time ever. On both sides of
the rudder, it carried a graphic of an
aggressive-looking cougar, referencing
the ‘Puma’ Squadron logo, which has
carried on this tradition since the
Second World War. That is why the
squadron was renumbered from 59/1
to 101/1 at the beginning of this year as
a direct reference to the 101st Fighter
Division, which with its Messerschmitt
Bf-109s was responsible for the defense
of Hungary's airspace and recorded 396
kills during the conflict at a cost of 69
pilots. Also dating from the WW II era is
the motto that is applied to the left side
of the rudder in English ‘Led by courage,
escorted by luck’ while the other side
of the rudder is written in Hungarian as
seen in this photo.
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