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12 Air Defense Tigers on the prowl Every year, NATO air squadrons qualified as “Tigers” (meaning they carry a tiger or feline in their emblem) gather for training and to exchange ideas and procedures. Off course there is also the element of some friendly competition. This year’s 50th anniversary event took place in May at the 103 Cambrai - Epinoy military base in Cambrai, France, home to the Escadron de Chasse 1/12 Cambresis. Over 75 squadrons brought together 950 inter-Air Force members from 18 different nations. With over 100 sortees daily, it was the biggest meeting in the Tiger’s history. The origin of the Tiger meeting is apparently a little bit fuzzy. It appears to have started with the 79th and 74th squadron RAV getting together for whiskey and cheer in 1960. Throughout the following years more squadrons from more nations joined. To commemorate the special occasion the Cambresis squadron requested Happy Design studio to decorate a Mirage 2000C with a special livery. Happy Design’s director Didier Wolff, himself an avid pilot, wanted to specifically highlight the spirit of fraternity which unites the different squadrons the world over. Commented Wolff: “Mixing this Tiger Spirit with a necessary evolution of the usual decorations, a turning point between the past 50 years of pioneering audacity and the next generation with more technical focus. Fluidity, aggressiveness and balance were the key words which inspired the creation of what was a challenging livery.’’ The project brought together the design expertise of Happy Design Studio, the application expertise of Acos-Alcen (who are in charge of painting the Dassault military and civil aircraft in Bordeaux), and the coatings expertise of <strong>AkzoNobel</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Coatings</strong>, Many technical challenges had to be overcome in order to make the project happen. Stencils and stickers had to be made on site, the required fading effect on the total length of the aircraft, special paint engineering so it could be removed afterwards without deteriorating the original camouflage livery whilst at the same time being resistant to the extreme flying conditions such an aircraft experiences. All participants in this partnership understood and experienced the Tiger Spirit, resulting in a design success story. For more info, check out... www.happydesign.net info@happydesign.net Didier Wolff info@happydesign.net Tiger Meet The Mirage 2000C flying high Ask the expert... find out more! Summer 2011 Issue 11 Reflections About Didier Wolff Didier Wolff studied at the Ecole Superieure des Arts Décoratifs in Strassbourg and also learned to fly aircraft at the Aéroclub d’Alsace in 1997. So it was natural to correlate graphic design with aviation. He creates tailor made designs in response to the most demanding requests and based on the constructor’s technical recommendations.
Reflections Issue 11 Summer 2011 Air Defense 13 NATO Tiger Units Full Members ALA 15 Spain 230 Squadron United Kingdom 21 Gruppo Italy Esquadra 301 Portugal 31 Smaldeel Belgium 313 Squadron Netherlands N°1 Squadron NATO 142 Escuadrón Spain Jagdbomberstaffel 321, Germany Flottille11f France 192 Filo Turkey 814 Squadron United Kingdom Fliegerstaffel 11 Switzerland 211th Squadron Czech Republic 335 Squadron Greece XII Gruppo CI Italy 221 Squadron Czech Republic 338 Skvadron Norway Escadron de Chasse 01.012, France Aufklarungsgeschwader 51 Germany Escadron de Chasse France
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