Tiki on Military Insignia - General Tiki

T TikiPhil Member Riverside, CA Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 150	T TikiPhil Posted posted on Tue, Sep 23, 2008 11:29 AM I found some more info at the 199th Hawaii Air National Guard Fighter Squadron website: http://199thfs.homestead.com/homeindex.html "The first 199th Fighter Squadron Patch was designed by 1 Lt. Wade H. McVay Jr. The patch presented the mythical war god, "Kukailimoku," a symbol of fearlessness, valor and strength in the heat of battle and truly represented the spirit of the 199th Fighter Squadron, SE. This patch was officially approved on October 11, 1951" Here's some photos of tikis on aircraft:

I found some more info at the 199th Hawaii Air National Guard Fighter Squadron website:
http://199thfs.homestead.com/homeindex.html

"The first 199th Fighter Squadron Patch was designed by 1 Lt. Wade H. McVay Jr. The patch presented the mythical war god, "Kukailimoku," a symbol of fearlessness, valor and strength in the heat of battle and truly represented the spirit of the 199th Fighter Squadron, SE. This patch was officially approved on October 11, 1951"

Here's some photos of tikis on aircraft:

Post #409547 by TikiPhil on Tue, Sep 23, 2008 11:29 AM